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FokkerBoombass While that may be true, if the vehicle performs well in a crash of this magnitude, it should mean that in a survivable crash you will suffer less injury. The point is that the structure of the vehicle has good integrity for a small vehicle.
As Paramedics we are trained about the 3 collisions. 1 The collision of the vehicle from 70mph to 0, 2. The collision of the body also traveling at 70mph into restraints (if equipped) 3. The collision of the internal organs of the body traveling at 70 mph into the body's wall. It's the third collision that usually is fatal.
I've been driving smart for 15 years, it's already the second I buy. However, it is enough to read certain comments to understand that there are people much much more stupid than me.
If you watched till the end, and listened to what they said, they stated its a very small chance of someone surviving in either situation. While your point is accurate, its like a child yelling out the sky is blue, in the middle of a science class when theyre talking about how clouds work. Very obvious, no point in you stating it.
NO, they are using this to sell these death traps. Many people have survived a 70 mph crash in standard vehicles because the metal in the front of the car absorbs a lot of energy. No significant amount of that energy is absorbed by any part of this car. the human occupants absorb it. All that bend steel in a standard car crash took a lot of energy to bend it.
It's a very safe car, I haven't heard anyone complaining after being in a head on collision as a driver or passenger of a Smart. A key safety feature is that you can open it's doors after a crash, so you can ask the intact occupants to say something if they're not feeling alright. In fact, the internet is full of Smart drivers that tell their magical stories of how their Smart was hit by trucks at 40mph from behind, flung across the intersection and only suffering a mild headache. They even drove away in their smart while the truck was totaled.
You don't hear anyone complain because dead people usually don't talk lmao, these test are a bunch of bogus. If you want a reasonable chance of surviving a serious crash, don't drive in something with the mass of a scooter.
I saw a photo of a smart car between to gravel trucks, the only way you knew the care was between the two trucks were the front wheel sticking out. The cage was flatten as were the occupants. One other thing larger care are design to take the energy of the crash and absorbed it in the body of the car not the body of the occupant. A long front end means you have feet to absorb energy in tenths of and inch.
mines not got velvet in it... basically all i get is plastic, reinforced frame, smart forfour (no longer made in the UK) and some stuff on the door which looks like it was made from some recycled black jeans..
Look at the steering wheel after the concrete impact in Smart Car. That steering wheel so far up the seat that it could have crushed the driver rib cage into his heart. Safe? I do not think so
@@alexispadilla2606 Uh.. no. The steering wheel is bolted onto the steering column, which goes down to the rack and pinion. You could crush the rack and pinion and the steering wheel wouldn't move much, until you start bending the column mounts and pushing it through the firewall. And you'd only be able to do that if you had a solid steering column, which most are going to have 2 u-joints in them. So again, no, the steering wheel will not eject at you during a collision. Crushing your front wheels has nothing to do with the way the steering wheel is secured to the chassis.
@@datsun100a3 It's just common sense to me, it baffles me that people don't understand the basics of cars. You don't understand something you'll barrel 75mph down the highway (or 180kmh down the autobahn) and you dont know the first thing about it. Shouldn't you know at least something about the vehicle you're operating?
Robin McLean you going to face greater injury with this vehicle as there's basically no deceleration where would the larger vehicle you would have deceleration and the mass would not be guaranteed to be stopped cold like with this little car although they did not test the car to his max because I've seen two gigantically huge fat people probably weighing in at 400lb each driving one of these cars I wouldn't exactly call that smart cuz I was like that poor little car
If you **HONESTLY** believe that...I've got some nice beachfront property on the middle of the coastline of the Florida peninsula to sell ya... Promise it to be dry, only a few gators. Largest problem is that for most cars (and I DO mean this...), you're not likely to be surviving the impact from 70->0 like that. It's a delusion to think "crumple zones" are going to burn up enough energy to keep from the decel they talk about in the video from killing you **ANYWAY**. In the end, no car's going to going to be "safe" like you're shoveling there. NONE of them.
I had an accident on a high way with my 1998 Toyota camry ( I wasn't wearing seat belt) on speed of about 80 km/h when I lost control over the car and crashed into the concrete the car is so strong and i was lucky to hit my head only to the driving weal. my friend hitted his head to the glass and we lost concessions for a while. he got his face cut close to his eye and his skull a little damge
Ah, the car which uses your legs as its crumple zone. Very clever engineering and very eco friendly, using an organic crumple zone, why hasn't someone else thought of that earlier.
My mum was in a big crash about 9 years ago. She was driving a Ford Ka (small runabout) as her Vauxhall Astra Estate was in for service. Another driver oncoming lost control (wasn't concentrating) and hit her at 60mph head on (120 mph combined speed). She had: 4 broken ribs, de-gloved left leg (clutch pedal took about 5 inches x 1.5 inches of tissue out), collapsed left lung, both feet broken, broken left hip, broken left knee, broken left tibia in 2 places, broken left fibula in 2 places, broken right fibula in 1 place, massive bruising everywhere. Essentially, the dashboard pushed her legs so far back that it shattered the bones, and the steering wheel broke her ribs which punctured her lung. They had to cut her out of the car and fly her to hospital. I will never forget the phone call nor my rush to the hospital, to see her lying in emergency department, totally spaced out on drugs. We all thought she wouldn't make it. But thanks to the NHS and some amazing surgeons they put her back together again. She was in hospital for the best part of 4 months and then (and still is) in considerable pain. Nearly 10 years later, she can manage to walk maybe a half mile per day, maximum. The rest of the time she uses a wheelchair. But she's alive - and she is driving again. She remembers nothing of the accident. All that from one person's inattention. That driver? She broke her leg, and later surrendered her driving licence. She was given a suspended sentence for driving without due care and attention - i.e. she didn't go to prison.
I had similar experience years ago. My car (Acura Legend) was rear ended by a Ford Taurus on the freeway at 80+ miles per hour. My car was stuck in traffic(not moving) and was hit by the Ford Taurus (much heavier car than mine) was coming in at 80+ per hour, lost control and rear ended my car. Half of my car was gone. I walked away without a scratch. The reason was that I stepped firmly on the brake with my hands firmed on the steering wheel than let go of the brakes when I felt the gforce was too much and and of course brake again when the car was out control. I believe my quick reflects saved my life. I also learned that you should not put the long pointed umbrella in the trunk because my umbrella worked like a spear and went through my front passenger seat. Luckily I had no passenger at the time.
The manufacturer automatically assumes you will require hand-operated controls for throttle and brakes when you order a second Smart Car to replace the wrecked one.
Still will die from the impact . I mean just look at the dash and steering column. The driver will die from internal injuries. Smart cars are not safe.
Nihsel101 Not going to help. Ram a truck into a concrete wall and you'll still have the trash beat out of you by the steering column, dashboard, etc. However, against a soft and squishy little tin can car, your truck would hardly feel it, so I understand you there. Moral of the story - don't run full speed head on into concrete.
Thats true but also laws of physic come into play when a car or suv goes from 70 mph to 0. The Force of impact will be greater than what the human can survive in. Just look at Paul Walker's crash when Rodas crash the Carrera GT from 100+ to 0 towards a tree. Zero chance of survivability. Some claims say Walker was alive for 60 secs but he was unconscious during that time frame.
Nihsel101 Also a good point. Doesn't matter what you're in, coming to a dead stop at 70mph is hard to survive. But just saying, I'd rather be in that smart car than my 1970 Olds in just about every other kind of accident. Much more likely to survive in the Smart.
you'll probably die in any car if you hit a wall at 70mph. it doesn't matter if you're in an S Class or in a fiat 500. the instant deceleration will damage all of your internal organs and probably stop your heart. (usually the ribs break and puncture everything).
The cab of the car is still intact, however the user would be instantly killed by the inertia of the car hitting the wall. Also because the car doesn't have a large enough crumble space the force that the user would intake would be drastically larger than normal.
Look at the overhead view at 0:44 -- they tell you to look at the windshield, but look at the floor, which meets the seat. G'bye, legs! And at 3:42, the effect is also seen, along with the "generous" clearance between the steering wheel and the seat back. But no one expects to survive a direct run into a concrete wall at 70mph.
I would have like to have seen the crashes done with crash test dummies. I think that there was a high chance that the driver would have been thrown out of the smart car.
+zapcan59 Can you provide undisputable proof of this claim, such unedited video (video from a dash camera, for example) or non-doctored images of the damage, a copy of the police accident report and a copy of the insurance claim detailing the damage done to the vehicle?
Christopher0184 bro wtf relax you triggerd snowflake. Its a JOKE. YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE? Or shall i provide evidence, examples facts and witnesses to explain what a joke is
Now, do the exact same test again..only this time..ensure the car hits the wall PRECISELY head on evenly aka when the wall is exactly perpendicular to the road, because in this test it was at an angle.
Why would anyone want to drive this piece of crap? Not only is it unsafe, it looks horrendous. Want to save the environment? Save money? Then take public transport instead of driving this crap.
Why the hell do you think its not safe? If you crash into a wall with a heavy machine your car have to dissipate a lot more kinetic energy than if you weight a lot less, why do you think those cars pass NCAP tests?
Problem with these cars is that they are footballs. If struck from the side with any force, they role for a log time. If struck from the read sufficiently, they will fly through the air for a field goal. The car may survive, but I'm not sure that the occupant will be so lucky.
Also the rigid frame saves the smart car making it "safer" but most cars have softer frames to absorb shock something that has been proven over decades of testing and actual driving to save lives. Meanwhile the metal smart frame dosnt give, so the force will go somewhere else (a.k.a. you). Also the smart car just looks bad. I'd never buy one.
Are we to purchase vehicles for their ability to withstand concrete wall hits? Lighter overall vehicles on the road would actually be safer in car to car collisions.
crapfield500 Obviously I am not saying that numskull. Facetious much? Do you realize how bad a semi to semi collision still is? There is no cockpit design that can withstand that amount of mass in motion.
UncleSiam heres a direct quote from your post "Lighter overall vehicles on the road would actually be safer in car to car collision" Thats exactly what you said. IDIOT
They should market Smart Cars as "One Stop Chop Drops." Regrettably, the seat belt lops its riders in 2 or 3 sections, but the upside is the entire remains of the car and its occupants drop nicely into a burial plot; saving your loved ones from the unwanted expense of junkyard and funeral home services.
No matter how strong it is, if this thing goes into a tree or a wall. You're dead already. Considering that the front has a ton of damage, the engine is going to eat up your foot.
I always felt like the SMART's role is more for city driving. Surface streets and stop-and-go freeway traffic. Like most of that type of 'microcar' its not well suited for anything but that. Perfect for a 20 something living in a city.
If all cars were small like that it wouldn't be so bad, but you couldn't get me into one with all of the big cars it would have to go up against. No way would I want to be in an accident in one of those little boxes unless I had a death wish.
a smart car is still a death trap... You legs would be destroyed, and even with the special seatbelt features, your collar bone would probably be broken, which leaves a chance of you not being able to breathe.
Even just the force of getting slammed into the seats and have the seat belt squash you would be enough to cause damage even going at 70mph I was in a crash at 75mph we smashed into a car in front then a car behind hit us to find out in front of us Their was a 7 car pile up it just happens so quickly but a smart car would be squashed in a front and rear end crash.
Actually it was never destroyed the legs would’ve been broken, maybe fruited, but nothing got into the leg area, now if something strange like the left half being curved, maybe you would have more trouble, but other than that it’s one of the safest subcompact cars it’s size
This car is fantastic until you get hit by anything larger that a skateboard. Maybe a good alternative to a golf cart in an over 55 community. Even if you survived the crash, you’re likely to suffer extreme damage to your lower extremities. Sorry, not for me!
@Deaf And Destruction - I hear ya. I’ve always thought about getting a motorcycle until I visited my buddy in the hospital. Even with his helmet on and good protective clothing, he got pretty messed up when someone blew a light and hit him at about 35 mph.
This test does not accurately portray what would happen at a 70 mph impact. Notice the concrete barrier is not perpendicular to the road, it is angled. Thus, a large portion of the energy is dissipated across greater time, than a collision dead on into a concrete barrier. The test misrepresents what would actually happen.
Kyle Pave But if you were to lose control on a highway and hit the concrete barriers, which is what is being portrayed, odds are you would not be perpendicular to the barriers.
+Kyle Pave You are correct that some of the force due to the impact is dissipated at a different rate. But how much? Instead of a 90 degree angle for a true head-on, let's say that is a 80 degree angle. The effective speed hitting the concrete barrier head on would then be 70 * sin (80 degrees) = 68.9 MPH.
Yer an idiot. How many accidents happen at 70mph straight into a brick wall, barrier & etc.? Statistics probably say less then 1 half of a percent of all real world accidents l would bet. A more realistic test would of been 60mph into a USA telephone pole or a hefty tree even. I personally would of liked to see it hit a Ford F150 or another brand full size truck at highway speeds corner to corner on the driver side head on.
When I was a kid, in about 1964 I saw the results of a 1957 Pontiac Sedan that hit a '62 Chevy Wagon head-on, where both cars were going about 55 mph and neither left more than a few feet of skids. That big old Pontiac had its V8 in the center of the front bench seat pointed skywards. Those big old cars "felt safe" but in reality a Smart Car is safer than a '58 Cadillac. Sort of counterintuitive but true...
I dont think you understand what crumple zones are, those solid chassis will drive all that pressure straight into you rather than absorbing it, smart cars are extremely unsafe.
Yeah right.... Give me a strong old school car any day to go up with these toy cars today...and let's see who come out with a broken neck or a few bruises...most of been the smart car doing the thinking for you ol head...
Y'all act like its a bad thing to find your V8 on the bench seat. When that happens to me, I just whip out a wrench and change those pesky rear sparkplugs I could never quite reach. Thanks, karma! Say there, good buddy.... any chance you'd be willing to help me pull my head back through the windshield? Oh you're too kind. Yeah, just get a good grip on that windshield wiper and apply steady pressure on my forehead with your shoe. (Awe, looks like I might have gone a tad too far with the humor again.)
I would drive one if they pay me. Heck I would drive one for the rest of my life and paycheck is a bonus a for driving it. What not to like? I get a free car and easy money.
Arif Azmi, First of all there not going to pay you, second is you have to buy it and pay for that piece of shit death trap when it breaks down. STILL WANT ONE???????? DIDN'T THINK SO. L O L
In a wreck, the driver is like a jelly bean in a jar. The jar may survive, but inertia beats the jelly bean to smithereens....kind of like Lady Di hitting the concrete wall. The vehicle stops but your blood doesn't...it punches holes in your veins and you bleed out. These cars are a death trap...but at least emergency workers can still open the door to get your body out.
It takes practice. Try working yourself up gradually, crashing 1MPH faster every week. After a few years you will be accustomed to it and be vaccinated against car crashes.
It would have been nice to know the G forces on the occupants in both cases. It doesn't look like either would have survived (which this video stated), but knowing the G's would be useful added information. Mythbusters do a lot of crashes and nearly always measured G's on a dummy inside, as does of course official car crash testing.
"Added information...?" There was information? I think we already knew that concrete is more durable than a car and that cars make a lot of noise when they hit it.
Your feet and legs would be completely destroyed... at least on a modern sedan in the same sort of accident your feet and legs will most likely be fine (or at least not completely crushed)
I'd like to see it do 70mph with 600lb of anything in it! the only thing it'll hit at 70 with that load would be the bottom of the mineshaft it fell down
Ian Molesworth Uh... most SUVs can tow 1000lbs EASY and that's towing capacity, not carrying capacity. Even Cars carry a pretty heavy load. Don't know about a smart car though.
MMM. These cars turn a persons inside to jelly. There is no such thing as a "small efficient" crumple zone. The total impact of the crash is transferred to the body of the occupants. They might not have external injuries, but they die of internal injuries. The human body can not survive a dead stop from 70 miles an hour. The crumpled steal of a standard car after a collision is an indication of how much energy the car absorbed , energy that the bodies of the occupants didn't have to absorb.
Here's a little tip, you are not safe in any car that hits a concrete wall at 70 mph.
exactly lol normally crashes are under 50 and even far less in city
Unless you're in a Volvo v40
Evil Genius even in a v40 you still are at huge risk I mean its a concrete wall, high speed and solid objects dont mix well
Evil Genius , unless you are in Honda , Volvo= Ford means...
1fastdoorslammer Take a look on the Tesla S model. I would feel safe in this :D
So, basically it makes it easier for the emergency services to extract your dead body out of the car....
FokkerBoombass no matter what you drive 5:06, there's very little chance you'll survive if you crash head on into a concrete wall at 70mph..
FokkerBoombass While that may be true, if the vehicle performs well in a crash of this magnitude, it should mean that in a survivable crash you will suffer less injury. The point is that the structure of the vehicle has good integrity for a small vehicle.
+FollowYourNoise Took the words right out of my mouth.
wow i used to watch your war thunder vids cool seeing u here.
lol
if you in a hurry 1:57
THANK YOU
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Goated on the sticks
thank you
Problem is. Your heart kidney and brain is still doing 70mph when it comes in contact with the inside of your skull or skeleton
Jamie Rollinson Yup that's why the second car is way safter
Jamie Rollinson Just enough time too kiss it A good bye !!
Yes just shows the force of ur brain hitting your skull
Jamie Rollinson that’s any wreck not just with the smart car
@@Zeeangelofdeath no because crumple zones
The real feat here is that they got the car up to 70 mph in the first place.
haha..that's hilarious! good one
DJstoopnig They fired it out of a slingshot.
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The tested model was gas ..... 70hp ..........even the 40hp diesel model is capable of 86 mph
As Paramedics we are trained about the 3 collisions. 1 The collision of the vehicle from 70mph to 0, 2. The collision of the body also traveling at 70mph into restraints (if equipped) 3. The collision of the internal organs of the body traveling at 70 mph into the body's wall. It's the third collision that usually is fatal.
After a crash 3:34 "Oh please make sure to close the door behind you while I get the steering wheel of my lungs."
🙀💩!!!👍👍👌.
So safe because its a car you wouldn't be seen dead in.
If it's so safe, why doesn't the guy in the video stay inside? I would have. I always wanted to be a crash test dummy
It's so safe that no human would die in it, because nobody would drive such a shitty car
path dunk
My money is on the Concrete block !
Concrete blocks, 1.
Smart car, 0 !
NEXT....
John Sadler extra LoL required for this
I've been driving smart for 15 years, it's already the second I buy. However, it is enough to read certain comments to understand that there are people much much more stupid than me.
I doesn't matter how well the car survives if its occupants don't survive.
True
dead people dont collect money
The cars are a total loss, no fixing them
If you watched till the end, and listened to what they said, they stated its a very small chance of someone surviving in either situation. While your point is accurate, its like a child yelling out the sky is blue, in the middle of a science class when theyre talking about how clouds work. Very obvious, no point in you stating it.
NO, they are using this to sell these death traps. Many people have survived a 70 mph crash in standard vehicles because the metal in the front of the car absorbs a lot of energy. No significant amount of that energy is absorbed by any part of this car. the human occupants absorb it. All that bend steel in a standard car crash took a lot of energy to bend it.
maybe they should think about installing ejection seats! haha
Hahaha
Well, it _was_ originally designed as an escape capsule for the S-Class...
ejecto seato
And then you have a crash in a tunnel.
@@OppaiAI The 13 th piller stopper.✋
Well the point is, I don't care if you're in a 560 SEL you run head on into something at 70mph you're gonna be in a Veeerrrrryyyy Bad Way.
Looks at Princess Diana and Jodi Fayed in one of those top of the range Mercedes. They did not live to tell the tale.
Right. And you know what's crazy? I am American but I was in Leicester when it happened. 1997 IIRC. Long story.
It's a very safe car, I haven't heard anyone complaining after being in a head on collision as a driver or passenger of a Smart.
A key safety feature is that you can open it's doors after a crash, so you can ask the intact occupants to say something if they're not feeling alright.
In fact, the internet is full of Smart drivers that tell their magical stories of how their Smart was hit by trucks at 40mph from behind, flung across the intersection and only suffering a mild headache. They even drove away in their smart while the truck was totaled.
You don't hear anyone complain because dead people usually don't talk lmao, these test are a bunch of bogus. If you want a reasonable chance of surviving a serious crash, don't drive in something with the mass of a scooter.
@@Yeet42069 my sister is a doc said never drive these you can hit your head on every corner ina violent crash
smart cars are not safe. And if a semi truck hits one while a person is in it the truck driver is safe.
I saw a photo of a smart car between to gravel trucks, the only way you knew the care was between the two trucks were the front wheel sticking out. The cage was flatten as were the occupants. One other thing larger care are design to take the energy of the crash and absorbed it in the body of the car not the body of the occupant. A long front end means you have feet to absorb energy in tenths of and inch.
WOW!! A smart car can go 70mph?
WOW!! Man city has fans? Jk.. :)
Electronically limited to 92 MPH.
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It struggles to get to 90. I doubt that without the governor it'd go much past 92 mph
Heard that Smart Cars are upholstered in velvet. The logic is that, if you crashed, you're already in your own coffin.
mines not got velvet in it... basically all i get is plastic, reinforced frame, smart forfour (no longer made in the UK) and some stuff on the door which looks like it was made from some recycled black jeans..
***** thanks for reiterating why these vehicles are fucking retarded.
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Scott9084. That's comforting.Ok off you go to the cemetery.case closed.Next pick up job. Now try the new fiat ! Much worst results are waiting.
Look at the steering wheel after the concrete impact in Smart Car. That steering wheel so far up the seat that it could have crushed the driver rib cage into his heart. Safe? I do not think so
@Anii's Brotkiste not really, most cars the wheel wouldn't move much at all
@@TheGamersRace yes it would the wheels are connected to the steering wheel you're making a claim with no evidence
@@alexispadilla2606 Uh.. no. The steering wheel is bolted onto the steering column, which goes down to the rack and pinion. You could crush the rack and pinion and the steering wheel wouldn't move much, until you start bending the column mounts and pushing it through the firewall. And you'd only be able to do that if you had a solid steering column, which most are going to have 2 u-joints in them.
So again, no, the steering wheel will not eject at you during a collision. Crushing your front wheels has nothing to do with the way the steering wheel is secured to the chassis.
@@TheGamersRace You have knowledge straight from your belt to prove anyone wrong. I like it
@@datsun100a3 It's just common sense to me, it baffles me that people don't understand the basics of cars. You don't understand something you'll barrel 75mph down the highway (or 180kmh down the autobahn) and you dont know the first thing about it. Shouldn't you know at least something about the vehicle you're operating?
Amazing how well the cockpit held up. Not what I expected.
If you get into a significant collision with ANY vehicle at 70 mph... you're likely to suffer grave injury, or death! Let's keep it real.
Clown...Seek therapy!
at equal mass. Anything hitting a big rig, empty or loaded, is going to feel a lot more of the force.
Robin McLean you going to face greater injury with this vehicle as there's basically no deceleration where would the larger vehicle you would have deceleration and the mass would not be guaranteed to be stopped cold like with this little car although they did not test the car to his max because I've seen two gigantically huge fat people probably weighing in at 400lb each driving one of these cars I wouldn't exactly call that smart cuz I was like that poor little car
If you **HONESTLY** believe that...I've got some nice beachfront property on the middle of the coastline of the Florida peninsula to sell ya... Promise it to be dry, only a few gators.
Largest problem is that for most cars (and I DO mean this...), you're not likely to be surviving the impact from 70->0 like that. It's a delusion to think "crumple zones" are going to burn up enough energy to keep from the decel they talk about in the video from killing you **ANYWAY**. In the end, no car's going to going to be "safe" like you're shoveling there. NONE of them.
I had an accident on a high way with my 1998 Toyota camry ( I wasn't wearing seat belt) on speed of about 80 km/h when I lost control over the car and crashed into the concrete the car is so strong and i was lucky to hit my head only to the driving weal.
my friend hitted his head to the glass and we lost concessions for a while.
he got his face cut close to his eye and his skull a little damge
Absolutely smashing, as the British would say.
cannon fam u wot m8, I'll tell me mum, I will
Cee Nova daft indeed
Cee Nova knuk
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Going from 70 mph to 0 in about 2 feet, that's a deceleration in excess of 95 Gs. More than the human body can survive.
👌👋😡🥴 true.
Oh look the sunroof turned in to a meat slicer.
Limpieza de cristal
Limpieza interior de windhield
It is made out of plastic
You know smart cars are pretty shitty when they try and oversell the perfectly average seatbelts.
Ah, the car which uses your legs as its crumple zone. Very clever engineering and very eco friendly, using an organic crumple zone, why hasn't someone else thought of that earlier.
Serotoninkonsument Chariots used horses as the crumple zone.
RIP legs...
JEHINC. Game Vidz shouldnt have skipped leg day.
JEHINC. Game Vidz oh yeah don't expect to walk away from these crashes if you live
Brett Collins yea I'll grow a leg then
When I see the door a Smartcar open up, I expect about 15 clowns to come out, but it always ends up being one or two.
it's safer to watch on you tube
My mum was in a big crash about 9 years ago. She was driving a Ford Ka (small runabout) as her Vauxhall Astra Estate was in for service. Another driver oncoming lost control (wasn't concentrating) and hit her at 60mph head on (120 mph combined speed). She had: 4 broken ribs, de-gloved left leg (clutch pedal took about 5 inches x 1.5 inches of tissue out), collapsed left lung, both feet broken, broken left hip, broken left knee, broken left tibia in 2 places, broken left fibula in 2 places, broken right fibula in 1 place, massive bruising everywhere. Essentially, the dashboard pushed her legs so far back that it shattered the bones, and the steering wheel broke her ribs which punctured her lung.
They had to cut her out of the car and fly her to hospital. I will never forget the phone call nor my rush to the hospital, to see her lying in emergency department, totally spaced out on drugs. We all thought she wouldn't make it. But thanks to the NHS and some amazing surgeons they put her back together again. She was in hospital for the best part of 4 months and then (and still is) in considerable pain. Nearly 10 years later, she can manage to walk maybe a half mile per day, maximum. The rest of the time she uses a wheelchair. But she's alive - and she is driving again. She remembers nothing of the accident.
All that from one person's inattention. That driver? She broke her leg, and later surrendered her driving licence. She was given a suspended sentence for driving without due care and attention - i.e. she didn't go to prison.
It's sad, i read the story about your mother on wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bionic_Woman
I had similar experience years ago. My car (Acura Legend) was rear ended by a Ford Taurus on the freeway at 80+ miles per hour. My car was stuck in traffic(not moving) and was hit by the Ford Taurus (much heavier car than mine) was coming in at 80+ per hour, lost control and rear ended my car. Half of my car was gone. I walked away without a scratch. The reason was that I stepped firmly on the brake with my hands firmed on the steering wheel than let go of the brakes when I felt the gforce was too much and and of course brake again when the car was out control. I believe my quick reflects saved my life. I also learned that you should not put the long pointed umbrella in the trunk because my umbrella worked like a spear and went through my front passenger seat. Luckily I had no passenger at the time.
lmao
Edward Byard 'll
Sad to hear. But speeds do not summarize while head to head crash
0:27 i like how they put a continuous crashing sound for the entire 25 seconds of the slow mo clip.
This car is too dangerous. I'll stick with my motorcycle.
mark landis lmao!!😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You can die easy on a motorcycle.
My grad father died in a motorcycle accident for his neck being snapped.
hes joking lol
Lol
smart car may be rigid, but no one can escape the g force it produce during the impact
Isn't that what they said in the video?
The rest of the car can be use for your wheelchair as you won't have any legs if you survive,,,,no smart car for me.
Nitza Seda
Pretty Much
That's what I was thinking. At least no feet, possibly from knee down crushed.
Nitza Seda This is exactly what i was thinking...
The manufacturer automatically assumes you will require hand-operated controls for throttle and brakes when you order a second Smart Car to replace the wrecked one.
Nitza Seda just coz u cant afford the car doesn't mean u have to hate on it u twart
The moment you go over 55mph is the moment you start really risking your life
yeah, but after a crash you have a 100% guarantee of losing your legs
Uriel OR sorry for your loss of legs
Thank you for your service. Sorry for your lost legs
If the smart car crashes into walls at 70mph I don't even wanna know what the dumb car does lol
Womp
Still will die from the impact . I mean just look at the dash and steering column. The driver will die from internal injuries. Smart cars are not safe.
What car would like to be driving when you hit a concrete barrier head on at 70 MPH?
SUV or truck. and yes I don't care about gas if you are asking.
Nihsel101 Not going to help. Ram a truck into a concrete wall and you'll still have the trash beat out of you by the steering column, dashboard, etc. However, against a soft and squishy little tin can car, your truck would hardly feel it, so I understand you there. Moral of the story - don't run full speed head on into concrete.
Thats true but also laws of physic come into play when a car or suv goes from 70 mph to 0. The Force of impact will be greater than what the human can survive in. Just look at Paul Walker's crash when Rodas crash the Carrera GT from 100+ to 0 towards a tree. Zero chance of survivability. Some claims say Walker was alive for 60 secs but he was unconscious during that time frame.
Nihsel101 Also a good point. Doesn't matter what you're in, coming to a dead stop at 70mph is hard to survive. But just saying, I'd rather be in that smart car than my 1970 Olds in just about every other kind of accident. Much more likely to survive in the Smart.
I like how when they realize that the smart car smashed the floor in the crash they all of a sudden jump to how great the concrete wall held up
That's not a car.....that's a golf cart with license plates!
lol
you'll probably die in any car if you hit a wall at 70mph. it doesn't matter if you're in an S Class or in a fiat 500. the instant deceleration will damage all of your internal organs and probably stop your heart. (usually the ribs break and puncture everything).
The difference is the s class has crumple zones
they should have put a crash test dummy in there
You’d never get that dummy out
they should've put a live liberal in there
ThvtRvndomGuy
I vote for hrc, stretch pelosi, or that cow from california, df
ThvtRvndomGuy put trump in there
The smart crash seems way more intense g-force wise.
The cab of the car is still intact, however the user would be instantly killed by the inertia of the car hitting the wall. Also because the car doesn't have a large enough crumble space the force that the user would intake would be drastically larger than normal.
Imagine what your legs would look like if you somehow got out of that
You'd be Joe Swanson.
Imagine hitting the wall without car at 70mph
Antonio Padilla what legs lol
this test is inaccurate. the wall is slanted so there wasnt as much energy and wasnt as much damage on the right side.
also its not tall enough
I was about to compliment the test for how realistic it is. Highway speed at an angle is probably the most common high-energy crash.
ComradeTiki .... the fiction lies in the speed, 70 MPH? ???
I caught a 6 foot long gold fish today....
Prop Paper I caught a 12 foot long goldfish out of the sewer once.
If you can hit a highway barrier head on, youre doing it wrong.
Now, that done, they need to build it 4 times this size bigger. And yes John, you're right.
What was going through that little car's mind when it saw what was going to happen! Breaks my heart ♥! 😢😢
poor guy
I would never buy one
juice east Smart car is the safest small car
I guess Smart is costly as a Civic or Corrolla, which are twice as comfortable.
Hmm the creator of this crappy "smart car" should be sued and since this car is called the smart car it should know not to go over the speed limit
I think the crash improved the car. One less terrible car on the road
Garret R You mean one fucking awesome car! Awesome unlike your american unreliable pieces of crap
Well, it’s better than the Gee Whiz...
Nikola Martinis fuckk you american cars are much better your prob 12 drive a honda and gay
Россия!!!
The smart is an awesome CITY car, it doesn´t belong to highways and all that kind of fast roads.
Look at the overhead view at 0:44 -- they tell you to look at the windshield, but look at the floor, which meets the seat. G'bye, legs! And at 3:42, the effect is also seen, along with the "generous" clearance between the steering wheel and the seat back.
But no one expects to survive a direct run into a concrete wall at 70mph.
'Just that one nasty kink there' - yeah and the engine block is where my legs were
Yes. Plus laptop engine block.😂😜😳🌚🖤
Somebody farted at 0:00
INUMIMI28 smart fart
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Lol😅😂
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I was more shocked that piece of crap did 70mph.
baretta369 No stupid, at 1:24 they say 70 mph, pay attention next time.
Lmao smart cars are better than your dump truck
Ehhh, your channel is about muscle cars, which I find way dumber than this. But there's no accounting for taste.
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I wanna see what your big truck would do to it. This car would be turned to a pulp
Waaaw smart can do 70 mph .i never thought it
I would have like to have seen the crashes done with crash test dummies. I think that there was a high chance that the driver would have been thrown out of the smart car.
solatiumz sorry for your loss
Please next time show that with real stupid people.
🙀💩!!!. Sorry.
I remember my buddy hit a Butterfly with his & it set off the Air Bag!
+zapcan59 Can you provide undisputable proof of this claim, such unedited video (video from a dash camera, for example) or non-doctored images of the damage, a copy of the police accident report and a copy of the insurance claim detailing the damage done to the vehicle?
Sorry, man it was just a joke.
zapcan59 Don't worry, you just upset a smart car fanboy.
Christopher0184 bro wtf relax you triggerd snowflake. Its a JOKE. YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE? Or shall i provide evidence, examples facts and witnesses to explain what a joke is
zapcan59 lmao!!😂😂😂
and all your interior organs now have to take up the static shock of stopping from 70 mph. the car doesn't absorb as much.
isn't it what they've already said at the end?
If you were in that smart car your legs would have been shattered the Smart car is not all that what they're saying in the video
Now, do the exact same test again..only this time..ensure the car hits the wall PRECISELY head on evenly aka when the wall is exactly perpendicular to the road, because in this test it was at an angle.
wait..... a smart car can go 70?
Km/hour:))
155 km/h
NicMediaDesign 70 mph is not 155 kph. 100 mph is 160 kph
FAKE NEWS
The Smart car can reach about 97 mph, 155 kmh. They used 70 mph for the test, because it is the maximum UK speed limit.
its now truely a compact car
😂😂😂🙀🙀🙀👏👏👏.
A compact STUPID car.
You could not pay me to get into a Smart Car. NEVER!
I'll give you 5 bucks if you get on one
Linda Knight that’s a smart decision
Notice how they don't show how the engine and front end of vehicle crumbles into the drivers leg area. Can you say bye bye legs or amputation?
so ugh, after 18 hours of extrication, the EMT's could finally rest
Would be pointless, crash victim would already be dead from the initial impact
Why would anyone want to drive this piece of crap? Not only is it unsafe, it looks horrendous. Want to save the environment? Save money? Then take public transport instead of driving this crap.
Why the hell do you think its not safe? If you crash into a wall with a heavy machine your car have to dissipate a lot more kinetic energy than if you weight a lot less, why do you think those cars pass NCAP tests?
Don S It's gas mileage is nothing to write home about either, considering how small it is.
ThePgR777 use some common sense. Do you want to be in a smart car or a Mach truck when they crash head to head? Exactly.
Don S Ok bro, study some physics then come to me
The fuck is that supposed to mean? You'd seriously rather be in a 0.9-tonne smart car when a 40-tonne truck is coming at you?
Problem with these cars is that they are footballs. If struck from the side with any force, they role for a log time. If struck from the read sufficiently, they will fly through the air for a field goal. The car may survive, but I'm not sure that the occupant will be so lucky.
I like how in both cars they ignore that engine shrapnel just got blasted into your face
Also the rigid frame saves the smart car making it "safer" but most cars have softer frames to absorb shock something that has been proven over decades of testing and actual driving to save lives. Meanwhile the metal smart frame dosnt give, so the force will go somewhere else (a.k.a. you). Also the smart car just looks bad. I'd never buy one.
Smart cars have no front engines... they're in the rear.
Angry Gamer555
That's...that's just scary.
Angry Gamer555
5:19 I can't stop thinking of that professor taking a tire to the thigh >~
Hwo, well most professor's are stupid libturds....lol
after seeing this it would make reconsider buying a bigger care
Are we to purchase vehicles for their ability to withstand concrete wall hits? Lighter overall vehicles on the road would actually be safer in car to car collisions.
ok so your saying with your logic that a smart car hitting a semi would mean that you're safer in the smart car... Il take the semi LOL IDIOT
crapfield500 Obviously I am not saying that numskull. Facetious much?
Do you realize how bad a semi to semi collision still is? There is no cockpit design that can withstand that amount of mass in motion.
UncleSiam heres a direct quote from your post "Lighter overall vehicles on the road would actually be safer in car to car collision" Thats exactly what you said. IDIOT
crapfield500 So give me a lighter SEMI genius.
UncleSiam you're soo stupid, its makes me laugh....
I see these little guys on the highway in Canada going 90/110kph all the time. This is good to know. Great video thank you.
They should market Smart Cars as "One Stop Chop Drops." Regrettably, the seat belt lops its riders in 2 or 3 sections, but the upside is the entire remains of the car and its occupants drop nicely into a burial plot; saving your loved ones from the unwanted expense of junkyard and funeral home services.
Any car hitting a concrete wall at 70mph would kill the occupants
Great!!! Just the best present for my mother in law.
Lol..dwl😂😂 u must her that bad
No matter how strong it is, if this thing goes into a tree or a wall. You're dead already. Considering that the front has a ton of damage, the engine is going to eat up your foot.
TheWutangclan1995 smart engine is in the back...
+TheWutangclan1995 The engine is in the back of a Smart
I always felt like the SMART's role is more for city driving. Surface streets and stop-and-go freeway traffic. Like most of that type of 'microcar' its not well suited for anything but that. Perfect for a 20 something living in a city.
engine"s in the back momo
TheWutangclan1995 bud the engine is in the back learn your cars before you shit talk them
Best safety tip is driving much Moor carefuly life is precious ♥️♥️♥️
I'll stick to my 1966 Cadillac
dead and legless
Hey, a golf cart! There's nothing smart about driving this thing on pavement!!
That hurt me, and I'm not even in car!
Crashing a smart car is a mercy killing.
If all cars were small like that it wouldn't be so bad, but you couldn't get me into one with all of the big cars it would have to go up against. No way would I want to be in an accident in one of those little boxes unless I had a death wish.
Pussy
a smart car is still a death trap... You legs would be destroyed, and even with the special seatbelt features, your collar bone would probably be broken, which leaves a chance of you not being able to breathe.
I still see these on the highway
Even just the force of getting slammed into the seats and have the seat belt squash you would be enough to cause damage even going at 70mph I was in a crash at 75mph we smashed into a car in front then a car behind hit us to find out in front of us Their was a 7 car pile up it just happens so quickly but a smart car would be squashed in a front and rear end crash.
clycoo5276 Ooops this is a CITY car. I FORGOT. Silly me ! ! I won't drive it on the high-speed super highway again, I promise.
Actually it was never destroyed the legs would’ve been broken, maybe fruited, but nothing got into the leg area, now if something strange like the left half being curved, maybe you would have more trouble, but other than that it’s one of the safest subcompact cars it’s size
no, it's a golf cart
This car is fantastic until you get hit by anything larger that a skateboard. Maybe a good alternative to a golf cart in an over 55 community. Even if you survived the crash, you’re likely to suffer extreme damage to your lower extremities. Sorry, not for me!
its a great car for getting 1 bag of food at the local food mart
stay away from motorcycles if even a smart car scares ya pal
Aeromedical67,
I really,REALLY like your sense of humor!!! It is SUPERB!!
Signed,
Me
(I've always been me!)
Lower extremities aside, the damage to your dignity would certainly be irreparable.
@Deaf And Destruction - I hear ya. I’ve always thought about getting a motorcycle until I visited my buddy in the hospital. Even with his helmet on and good protective clothing, he got pretty messed up when someone blew a light and hit him at about 35 mph.
It wasn't remote.... the driver just became 10000000 little pieces!!
That was smart! 😂 😂
Oooh💩!!! You're right.👍👽😎
rip legs
Coffin on wheels!
Ellie Avenelle if anyone thinks getting into these things is a smart idea, they are just asking for it.
lol :-)
:-D
A coffin is bigger.
Terrence Chamberlain .
A coffin on wheels perhaps but it doesn't have brass handles !!
I bet it 'Smarts' when you crash. Ooooh !!
Oh well. After alls been said and done, it was still pretty cool watching cars eat a concrete wall.
Meen little car!!!😜
Great coffin.Strait to the cemetery , one stop.
@@rexluminus9867
Yep. If it came with a trailer with 6 pall bearers, then we might be able to swing a deal. Lol
You'd have to either be suicidal or stupid to crash a car into a concrete barrier at 70 mph.
The worlds first street legal coffin/car hybred.
This test does not accurately portray what would happen at a 70 mph impact. Notice the concrete barrier is not perpendicular to the road, it is angled. Thus, a large portion of the energy is dissipated across greater time, than a collision dead on into a concrete barrier. The test misrepresents what would actually happen.
Kyle Pave But if you were to lose control on a highway and hit the concrete barriers, which is what is being portrayed, odds are you would not be perpendicular to the barriers.
+Kyle Pave You are correct that some of the force due to the impact is dissipated at a different rate. But how much? Instead of a 90 degree angle for a true head-on, let's say that is a 80 degree angle. The effective speed hitting the concrete barrier head on would then be 70 * sin (80 degrees) = 68.9 MPH.
Agreed, also, the concrete barrier gave way some, further reducing the impact on the car.
Yer an idiot. How many accidents happen at 70mph straight into a brick wall, barrier & etc.? Statistics probably say less then 1 half of a percent of all real world accidents l would bet. A more realistic test would of been 60mph into a USA telephone pole or a hefty tree even. I personally would of liked to see it hit a Ford F150 or another brand full size truck at highway speeds corner to corner on the driver side head on.
So the driver and passenger are maimed and/or dead, but hey! That cage held up nicely! Great news...🤦♀️🙄😵
The impact of that smart car looked like one of those cheap gas station styrofoam coolers exploding.
When I was a kid, in about 1964 I saw the results of a 1957 Pontiac Sedan that hit a '62 Chevy Wagon head-on, where both cars were going about 55 mph and neither left more than a few feet of skids. That big old Pontiac had its V8 in the center of the front bench seat pointed skywards. Those big old cars "felt safe" but in reality a Smart Car is safer than a '58 Cadillac. Sort of counterintuitive but true...
randy109 Looks like you got 25 dummies to like your comment. I would drive a 58 caddie any day before one of those electric shavers.
I dont think you understand what crumple zones are, those solid chassis will drive all that pressure straight into you rather than absorbing it, smart cars are extremely unsafe.
Chris but who was physics???
Yeah right.... Give me a strong old school car any day to go up with these toy cars today...and let's see who come out with a broken neck or a few bruises...most of been the smart car doing the thinking for you ol head...
Y'all act like its a bad thing to find your V8 on the bench seat. When that happens to me, I just whip out a wrench and change those pesky rear sparkplugs I could never quite reach. Thanks, karma!
Say there, good buddy.... any chance you'd be willing to help me pull my head back through the windshield?
Oh you're too kind. Yeah, just get a good grip on that windshield wiper and apply steady pressure on my forehead with your shoe.
(Awe, looks like I might have gone a tad too far with the humor again.)
lol you could not pay me to drive these tiny ass cars 😂😅😂😂
Toy Bus Productions It appears to me that you are into tiny ass cars by your avatar!
Would you do it for a Scooby snack?
LMFAO That's a good one, made my day L O L
I would drive one if they pay me. Heck I would drive one for the rest of my life and paycheck is a bonus a for driving it. What not to like? I get a free car and easy money.
Arif Azmi, First of all there not going to pay you, second is you have to buy it and pay for that piece of shit death trap when it breaks down. STILL WANT ONE???????? DIDN'T THINK SO. L O L
imagine being in that car while flying down a highway during a storm then swoosh gust of wind throws you in front of a truck.
In a wreck, the driver is like a jelly bean in a jar. The jar may survive, but inertia beats the jelly bean to smithereens....kind of like Lady Di hitting the concrete wall. The vehicle stops but your blood doesn't...it punches holes in your veins and you bleed out. These cars are a death trap...but at least emergency workers can still open the door to get your body out.
It takes practice. Try working yourself up gradually, crashing 1MPH faster every week. After a few years you will be accustomed to it and be vaccinated against car crashes.
Popo Bawa Underrated comment.
It would have been nice to know the G forces on the occupants in both cases. It doesn't look like either would have survived (which this video stated), but knowing the G's would be useful added information. Mythbusters do a lot of crashes and nearly always measured G's on a dummy inside, as does of course official car crash testing.
"Added information...?" There was information? I think we already knew that concrete is more durable than a car and that cars make a lot of noise when they hit it.
Yeah i remember this, maybe it would be more successful if it were head on thereby displacing the impact force more equally.
What happen when it is crushed between two semi trucks. A neat ball sandwich. So many drive these cars like they are indestructible
Your feet and legs would be completely destroyed... at least on a modern sedan in the same sort of accident your feet and legs will most likely be fine (or at least not completely crushed)
It didn't have two 300 lb. Americans inside. That's what saved the car.
I'd like to see it do 70mph with 600lb of anything in it! the only thing it'll hit at 70 with that load would be the bottom of the mineshaft it fell down
Ian Molesworth Uh... most SUVs can tow 1000lbs EASY and that's towing capacity, not carrying capacity. Even Cars carry a pretty heavy load. Don't know about a smart car though.
Brian Ross Isn't that special.
I think the entire car itself is 300 lbs and roughly the size of your average fat arse
Qaib Muay From what I’ve observed almost every country on the planet makes fun of other countries.
It's crazy to see the car hit the wall and jump like that. Scary.
👍😅😜🤬👏😎.
Even the car got scared shi!less & jumped away!!!
Now, that's a smart car for stupid ignore to people.🙀💩👽
@@rexluminus9867 😂😂😂
MMM. These cars turn a persons inside to jelly. There is no such thing as a "small efficient" crumple zone. The total impact of the crash is transferred to the body of the occupants. They might not have external injuries, but they die of internal injuries. The human body can not survive a dead stop from 70 miles an hour. The crumpled steal of a standard car after a collision is an indication of how much energy the car absorbed , energy that the bodies of the occupants didn't have to absorb.
finally a video where a Smart can shine! by crashing a wall ^^