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Oct 24, 2011 19:29:42 GMT
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micrat
South East
Building a Kanjo styled Cinquecento :)
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Oct 24, 2011 19:38:49 GMT
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its bloody scary! i posted that in the youtube thread the other day but its worth a double take, makes you think!  |
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Oct 24, 2011 19:42:27 GMT
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Speechless.
It was inevitable, but it still leaves you speechless when you actually see it happen.
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Oct 24, 2011 19:44:01 GMT
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Jeez, even the boot didnt survive
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,837
Club RR Member Number: 174
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2 bottles of T-cut?stealthstylz
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Oct 24, 2011 19:47:47 GMT
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I dunno about scary, pretty impressive really. The dynamics are nothing like what happens in the real world though.
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crazymonkey
Posted a lot
ummm....what was I doing again???
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Oct 24, 2011 19:56:11 GMT
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thing is I was expecting that, yet I'm still shocked how it looks like its just left a crusher  |
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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dowot
Part of things
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Oct 24, 2011 19:57:10 GMT
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"its the same as two cars in a head on doing 60mph"
didn't watch mythbusters then ...........................
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Oct 24, 2011 19:58:00 GMT
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Principles forbid me clicking a Daily Fail link - is this the 120mph Focus crash from the week before last's 5th Gear? That was scary.
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Oct 24, 2011 20:03:48 GMT
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Yes, 120mph Focus crash.
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Oct 24, 2011 20:04:22 GMT
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"its the same as two cars in a head on doing 60mph" didn't watch mythbusters then ........................... Myth busted lol |
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Oct 24, 2011 20:12:05 GMT
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note to self - next time I'm drivng fast in my family hatchback, don't crash directly head on into a solid immovable concrete wall...
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Oct 24, 2011 20:33:50 GMT
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Very interesting.
But what happens in the same test with the same car at, say 80. Very similar life expectancy i would have thought.
If the video is an arguement for not doing 120mph, then I'm not sure it is truely accurate as anything over 60 even in a modern car is likely to kill you, and most people do 80 on motorways and dual carraigeways.
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doobie
Part of things
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Oct 24, 2011 20:44:13 GMT
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Wow better slow down.... the number of times i have been doing 120 on a motorway and come round a blind corner to be confronted with a brick wall.
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Oct 24, 2011 21:09:05 GMT
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Wow better slow down.... the number of times I have been doing 120 on a motorway and come round a blind corner to be confronted with a brick wall. it was a solid concrete block, not a brick wall... but I'm sure the dumies got a pretty close look at it!!  |
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MK2VR6
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Mk2 Golf GTi 90 Spec
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Oct 24, 2011 21:22:21 GMT
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Scary......  Luckily it was just a Focus. Imagine the reaction if it had been a mk1 Escort or VW Samba! The scene lovers would have been dropping with coronaries! |
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
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2 bottles of T-cut?stealthstylz
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Oct 24, 2011 21:46:25 GMT
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I don't see how it's scary. The chances of hitting an immovable object head on at 120mph are probably slim to nil. As for "people do 80mph on the motorways" yes they do, but they're all going in the same direction so impact speeds aren't usually that high.
Matt
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Oct 24, 2011 22:51:26 GMT
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Yes, that was my thought, you would be unlucky to just hit a concrete block, a motorway bridge etc, most accidents cars bounce about, roll over, go through hedges, along walls etc which slows the car considerably.
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Oct 24, 2011 23:16:13 GMT
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There was a accident like that last year near me on the A120, A Ford Focus hit a bridge at high speed and both opponents were killed instantly, It does happen, but it's very rare fortunately.
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Oct 24, 2011 23:44:02 GMT
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I find it interesting that this is "news" for the daily mail. They literally just watched the telly. However I will also not be maxing my car out into any 8 foot thick concrete blocks any time soon.
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Well, that's won me over. * abandons logic* |
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Oct 24, 2011 23:57:18 GMT
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high speed collisions can and do happen, and loss of life is usually the result. I think some of it is down to driver mentality and perhaps this will highlight to some of them how their mentality is borked.
I know for a fact that in a high speed collision in my car (and many of the other cars on this site, for that matter) I'll likely lose my legs or my life and if I'm lucky, I'll get away with some broken bones. I drive accordingly, I don't like taking risks. Drivers of modern cars that I've known believe that the safety equipment entitles them to drive more recklessly as they'll be 'okay in a crash' and they're the ones that have me stamping on my brakes and taking evasive action when out and about on the Queen's highways and byways.
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