The most horrific crash tests - why you don't want an accident in an OLD car!

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    We're sharing something a little bit different with you all today!
    We've taken a look online and compiled some of the worst crash test videos we could find! We've then pulled them all together and shown them to Mat - and we're filming his reaction as he watches these cars get absolutely destroyed in crash tests!
    All the video footage was taken from NCAP safety videos, so thankfully, no one was harmed in the creation of this video! But we still can't believe that some of these cars made it to production even when their safety is this poor!
    Did you ever own one of the cars in this video? Let us know in the comments!
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  • @carwow
    @carwow  Před 3 lety +656

    Did you ever own one of the cars featured in this video? Or even worse, do you still own one?! Let us know in the comments!

  • @nestore1232
    @nestore1232 Před 3 lety +1186

    Car made between 1990 and 2010: *exists
    Matt: "I used to drive one of these."

    • @hal9xxx321
      @hal9xxx321 Před 3 lety +21

      that is some Bear Grylls sh*t...

    • @tbz1551
      @tbz1551 Před 3 lety +4

      He said it a couple times.

    • @Box0rz
      @Box0rz Před 3 lety +4

      @@hal9xxx321 Out of gas? Better use my own piss.

    • @daveausmunchen7787
      @daveausmunchen7787 Před 3 lety +2

      Hahahha that’s a good one

    • @nassima2010D
      @nassima2010D Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/SiZSNPjktaY/video.html

  • @leons964
    @leons964 Před 3 lety +1304

    "... everyone is dead" ........ "so if you enjoyed the video..." Nice transition Mat👍🏻😂😂

  • @itsdre9x9
    @itsdre9x9 Před 3 lety +253

    11:45 - One of my biggest fears when traffic is stopped on the expressway. It doesn't matter how strong or rigid your vehicle is. Nothing can withstand being rear ended from a speeding bulldozer going at least 70mph. Any vehicles between two semis will crumble like foil.
    One thing I've learned from driving on the expressway frequently is to put on your hazards if you see traffic is stopped or slowing down considerably. People behind you "should" take note and do the same if they're paying attention. What's nice is other drivers take notice and do the same while they're behind me. I learned this from seeing truckers do it frequently.

    • @krane15
      @krane15 Před 2 lety +4

      What you do is to avoid being around any idiot stopped on the roadway anywhere near or around you.

    • @prprod
      @prprod Před 2 lety +3

      Not even going to touch a bulldozer doing 70 LOL

    • @nakfan
      @nakfan Před 2 lety

      So true...

    • @bbkingwasthegreatest711
      @bbkingwasthegreatest711 Před 2 lety +13

      About a month ago there was an accident blocking an expressway in Sydney, Australia the speed was 80klm or 50 mph I did what you suggest put on my hazards always do that when there is some sort of blockage on an expressway, a great habit to get into.

    • @josephwood499
      @josephwood499 Před 2 lety +4

      I did the same when traffic stopped going to Atlanta airport in a rainy day. Had time to stop and not hitting car in front. Unfortunately, car behind me was unable to stop and got rear ended. Not too hard, just a broken rear bumper but 15 years later still have issues with neck and back injuries so you better be safe when driving. Take care, someone waits for you at home.

  • @Conceptcreator
    @Conceptcreator Před 3 lety +1175

    a lot of the safety we can thank Volvo for

    • @caleidoo
      @caleidoo Před 3 lety +74

      Sure. But most of the problems with older cars lied with weak construction and no absorption of impact energy. A three-point safety belt, whiplash protection system or a couple of airbags are not going to save you if the engine is shoved into your eye socket.

    • @1SaG
      @1SaG Před 3 lety +111

      Don't forget Mercedes - who were doing crash-tests as early as 1959.

    • @ZepG
      @ZepG Před 3 lety +24

      Concept Creator
      My wife was in a driver side impact crash in an 80's Volvo wagon and the side door beams saved her from any injuries. The car was totalled and this happened in the 80's!

    • @goldcd
      @goldcd Před 3 lety +17

      I do remember a definite point in my early childhood, when my father was made aware of 'safety'
      20 years of Volvos followed.
      Got a real soft-spot for the 240. Took the old one as my first car when I left home. Remember stopping on the motorway and seeing the Fiat behind me not notice and get rapidly larger in my mirror. Fiat lost a bumper and got a crumpled bonnet - I had to pop a bit of plastic-chrome trip into by fat-bumper.

    • @tony_5156
      @tony_5156 Před 3 lety +9

      @@1SaG without the 3 point seatbelt which was made by a man who worked at VOLVO

  • @shuaybmohamed163
    @shuaybmohamed163 Před 3 lety +1715

    Remind Matt to do the carwow car of the year awards
    Well this comment got big. Hope they’ll make it

  • @kojoanyomedie2369
    @kojoanyomedie2369 Před 3 lety +238

    “The seatbelt snapped! The seatbelt snapped!”😂😂

  • @Pilot545
    @Pilot545 Před 3 lety +1278

    “They don’t make cars like they used to!” Me: “GOOD!!”

    • @wristovah
      @wristovah Před 3 lety +38

      Older cars are better though

    • @elweewutroone
      @elweewutroone Před 3 lety +89

      If you drive a classic car, wear an FIA-approved racing suit and helmet, install a roll CAGE and install six-point racing harnesses.

    • @delaney6413
      @delaney6413 Před 3 lety +93

      @@wristovah Safety-wise, they are not better at all. The downside is that the smallest impacts create large amounts of damage on new cars, but they're designed that way. In older cars, you become part of the crumple zone. You take the hit. In newer cars, you have a much more massive crumple zone. You are far less likely to take the hit.

    • @whotf888
      @whotf888 Před 3 lety +17

      Apart from the emissions bullshittery (dear EU, bugger off with those goddamn petrol particulate filters), I am completely on the new cars' side

    • @shnilauzdicka
      @shnilauzdicka Před 3 lety +12

      who tf gives a shit about safety in a car? enjoy your expensive to repair electronics lmao

  • @0bjectBillion
    @0bjectBillion Před 3 lety +123

    Car: *exists"
    Mat: "I used to drive around in one of those."

  • @fryke
    @fryke Před 3 lety +91

    Should've changed the end-sentence to: "If you did enjoy the video, please seek professional help immediately."

  • @sandalphoncpu
    @sandalphoncpu Před 3 lety +512

    Those who can’t afford modern vehicles: Oh no! Anyways...

    • @michaeltutty1540
      @michaeltutty1540 Před 3 lety +18

      Some old cars are much safer than others.

    • @richpryor9650
      @richpryor9650 Před 3 lety +82

      @@michaeltutty1540 That's like saying some cigarettes are healthier than others

    • @tony_5156
      @tony_5156 Před 3 lety +18

      @@awesomeone2979 that’s called a coffin

    • @largelampard3721
      @largelampard3721 Před 3 lety +9

      It depends on how you define "modern".
      After 1994, most executive car from germany are still way safer than modern small Japanese car .
      But yeah, as technology goes, same tier car from same brand will be safer.

    • @Dongzzzzzz
      @Dongzzzzzz Před 3 lety +13

      @@michaeltutty1540 if it's a 90's benz it's probably safer than a modern mirage lol

  • @Watch-Crazy
    @Watch-Crazy Před 3 lety +162

    After watching this it's even more amazing that Richard Hammond is still alive...

    • @misseselise3864
      @misseselise3864 Před 2 lety +6

      it’s amazing that brian gillespie is alive. he flipped his car 15 times after losing control at 180mph and came out nearly unscathed. if you look up his name, you can find a video of it. nothing graphic is shown, just the accident from a distance. it also might show how he looked in the hospital

    • @Watch-Crazy
      @Watch-Crazy Před 2 lety

      @@misseselise3864 I will certainly check it out! Thanks 👍

    • @stanleypoon37
      @stanleypoon37 Před rokem +1

      He was lucky because his car was on fire

    • @Watch-Crazy
      @Watch-Crazy Před rokem

      @@stanleypoon37 yeah that sounds lucky 🤣

  • @dillanmistry
    @dillanmistry Před 3 lety +113

    That’s why us oldtimer fans drive oldtmers in nice dry days on quiet places

  • @dhanushbalakrishna7300
    @dhanushbalakrishna7300 Před 3 lety +42

    Matt : Do not crash a classic Car
    Vin Diesel : I ain't got a scratch on me from the past 8 movies.

  • @satnitcboy
    @satnitcboy Před 3 lety +66

    Mat, you do a real service with a video like this, reminding us all of the value of the regulations that have provided for safer cars. (And, I hope, reminding folks to look at test results when buying, and to press car makers for improvements.) Now, if we can make drivers understand their part in safer driving.

    • @smitajky
      @smitajky Před rokem +2

      If we can possibly avoid collisions in the first place that goes a long way. Yet there are a lot of ways in which cars are less safe than they were. The proliferation of 4wd vehicles that are heavier and have their strong axis at a different height is one way that we have created new hazards.

    • @user-sf7kl9uh7k
      @user-sf7kl9uh7k Před 6 měsíci

      @@smitajky True, you're still better off in a modern car though.

  • @basstrammel1322
    @basstrammel1322 Před 3 lety +39

    I have weekly nightmares about getting stuck in a car wreck. I had a crumple zone class during a school year, and I'll never get over it. My ex gf also had that class, and 18 years later we found out we both have had the same nightmares all this time.

    • @Yanate1991
      @Yanate1991 Před 2 lety +1

      Imagine getting squeezed until stuff comes out of both of your ends. Yeah no I’m never setting foot in something that’s not modern.

    • @solcutta3661
      @solcutta3661 Před 2 lety +3

      What's a crumple zone class??? I'm 49 so never had such things...

    • @basstrammel1322
      @basstrammel1322 Před 2 lety +2

      @@solcutta3661 Well, that was a really bad word-for-word translation, and I see now that it's wack. I'll try again, but please give me some slack, I've never been in a english speaking learning enviroment. It was 3 hours a week describing us how cars fold in accidents, to learn us how to straighten it out so it was safe afterwards. Just endless videos of dummies crushed to splinters.

    • @basstrammel1322
      @basstrammel1322 Před 2 lety +4

      @@solcutta3661 A funny thing about all of this is that the nightmare was breaking the femure in a loud popping manner, and being stranded alone. I did that July 23., but on an electric scooter at 5 AM on a cementary. I landed on top of my phone, and couldn't get it out of my pocket. It was twisted until it snapped and had shrapnel up and down. The lower part of the femure cracked all the way through the "dog-bone" part. I screamed for 20 minutes, was at the hospital in 40, so it didn't seem mortal, tbh. Now I have 39 stitches, ton of screws, plates, and a stainless steel brace(?) from my hip to the knee.

    • @Zach.3246
      @Zach.3246 Před 8 měsíci

      @@basstrammel1322You were traumatized by watching dummies in car accidents? I’m not trying to come off as rude, but how is that traumatizing?

  • @ariahrsatoyirah6972
    @ariahrsatoyirah6972 Před 3 lety +191

    *car crashes
    Everyone : AARRRGHHHH
    Mat : “So then, what exactly happened!”

  • @ChippyGaming
    @ChippyGaming Před 3 lety +320

    This is a good shakeup Matt

    • @panc_akes1663
      @panc_akes1663 Před 3 lety +1

      Helllllllllooooo chippy

    • @TNP-
      @TNP- Před 3 lety +2

      cars in terraria mod :flushed:

    • @akj2387
      @akj2387 Před 3 lety +1

      Chippy, I see u everywhere.. Saw u on an S21 video recently

    • @Rum0r
      @Rum0r Před 3 lety

      I know youtubers live normal lives and have normal interests but its always interesting seeing one in the comments of a random video.

    • @00maj
      @00maj Před 3 lety

      smol chippy

  • @pcno2832
    @pcno2832 Před 3 lety +5

    10:56 That bar is called the "Mansfield Bar" in the USA, named after the actress Jayne Mansfield, who, after a bizarre career that included becoming a Satanist, making a record with Jimi Hendrix and allegedly being tricked into drinking John Lennon's urine, died when the hood of her Buick Electra ran under a trailer which sliced off the windshield and forced the hood into her head. The press spread rumors that she had been decapitated, but that was from seeing her wig, which flew off, left in the wrecked car. Over the years, the standards for the reinforcement behind the bar have been improved to keep it intact during more severe crashes.

  • @jbwangiha3320
    @jbwangiha3320 Před 3 lety +33

    My Dad owns a DMax Rodeo
    I'm genuinely scared of being in it after watching this

  • @car-enthusiast3141
    @car-enthusiast3141 Před 3 lety +165

    Roman Grosjean crash was immense !
    At the 2020 Bahrain GP turn 3...

    • @prasad530
      @prasad530 Před 3 lety +19

      Definitely the worst F1 crash in several years.

    • @harsha.c7514
      @harsha.c7514 Před 3 lety +3

      I was shocked to my core but luckily he was okay

    • @un6250
      @un6250 Před 3 lety +12

      On a normal day I would’ve watched this video like another carwow video, but after watching the race yesterday, it feels really weird to see anything like this

    • @hrishikeshh9637
      @hrishikeshh9637 Před 3 lety

      Everyone was so shocked !
      Thankfully romain was safe

    • @mildlystronk
      @mildlystronk Před 3 lety

      @@un6250 Yup. Not watching it either because of that. Maybe tomorrow. It was horrific. I was convinced we had lost a driver. Didn't even know it was Romain.

  • @hi2lenduffy837
    @hi2lenduffy837 Před 3 lety +177

    “So what actually happened” 😂

  • @devinw6332
    @devinw6332 Před 3 lety +35

    9:50 almost instant tears. Poor Matt and his empathetic soul why do this to yourself 😂

  • @dennisalexanderreilly8624

    Coincidence, my family and I were on holiday in 1960 in Ontario, Canada, when an errant Moose decided to cross the motorway we were traveling on. The car we were traveling in was a 1959 Chevrolet We took a side hit from the moose. Moose didn't make it. We all survived with just some bruising. No seat belts and no airbags. Christ,we were so lucky it wasn't a head on.

  • @liamgage3466
    @liamgage3466 Před 3 lety +104

    This is different but I LIKE IT

  • @undytermined
    @undytermined Před 3 lety +165

    Interesting video that just came up after this weekend's bahrain grand prix!

  • @LRM12o8
    @LRM12o8 Před 3 lety +13

    10:33 A couple of years ago (right as I got my license) I saw a small money transporter wedged under a trailer right up to the B-pillar.
    Just like in the first test the trailer's "bumper", that was supposed to prevent that had simply folded in, doing NOTHING to protect the poor guy in the transporter.
    Glad to see that finally someone had the sense to reinforce these "bumpers" with additional diagonal support bars, but it's probably gonaa take at least a decade until most trailers will have that.
    (and then there's also trailers with a forklift attached to the back, hanging just at headheight of normal commuter cars)
    Needless to say, I keep extra distance from trucks, cause I don't wanna get crushed like an insect by a stupid trailer!

  • @mrsseasea
    @mrsseasea Před 2 lety +3

    How we survived during the 60s and 70s when I was growing up is beyond me. We sat on our moms lap and never wore seatbelts!

    • @user-sf7kl9uh7k
      @user-sf7kl9uh7k Před 11 měsíci

      Check out the death toll back then, it was far worse.

  • @lachland1379
    @lachland1379 Před 3 lety +143

    Me, who drives a 1998 vw golf gti: "Chuckles I'm in danger"

    • @danl4252
      @danl4252 Před 3 lety +11

      If it’s a MK4 they did quite well back in the day. 4 stars in the 1998 test.
      My brother had a head on in his MK4 and came out with only very minor injuries thankfully.
      They had a reinforced chassis, belt pretensioners reinforced doors, anti submarine seats, 4 airbags as standard (including side) and collapsible steering column. All had ABS as standard as well and later ones ESP too. You could get curtain airbags as an optional extra also
      Definitely not as safe as newer gen Golfs though, but probably one of the best cars from the time. From the MK5 onwards they’ve all got 5 stars

    • @lachland1379
      @lachland1379 Před 3 lety +4

      @@danl4252 oh no, it's one of the last Mk3s with a 2 star safety rating. Guess I just have to not crash

    • @danl4252
      @danl4252 Před 3 lety +4

      @@lachland1379 ah right ok. Well depends how you look at it. Would rather crash in a MK3 than a MK2, for sure. Drive safe mate :)

    • @DerangedSloth555
      @DerangedSloth555 Před 3 lety +2

      It's all down to luck...

    • @arbrimehdija5821
      @arbrimehdija5821 Před 3 lety +2

      @@danl4252 yeah that is right. My dad once had a terrible side crash on our Ex-Vw Golf Mk4 Variant and he survived only by that car with only one minor scratch on his knee. The car was nearly collapsed,the two side doors were destroyed,airbags too,3 windows broken,2 aluminium wheels broken and the back axle totally seperated from the car. My dad stopped at a crossroad and a son of a bi*ch came with 120 km/h on a road with 30 km/h speed limit. His car was totally destroyed too,but we fixed ours some months later and sold it

  • @DyslexicMitochondria
    @DyslexicMitochondria Před 3 lety +419

    You forgot one crash : Romain Grosjean's crash yesterday. Halo literally saved his life. I'm probably gonna make a video on that

    • @tomhappening
      @tomhappening Před 3 lety +11

      my man. I watch your videos. Glad to see you here

    • @mattearenzi8972
      @mattearenzi8972 Před 3 lety +6

      when's your next video coming mate? Love your channel

    • @ashisha8649
      @ashisha8649 Před 3 lety +2

      I don't think a normal car can afford a titanium part that big . But yeah a shell in between the wind shield would be great, apart from lower visibility.

    • @Tdatcher
      @Tdatcher Před 3 lety

      #10 is that basically

    • @joudkik2194
      @joudkik2194 Před 3 lety

      ya you forgot it but that crash was crazy.

  • @bonusnudges
    @bonusnudges Před 3 lety +4

    A friend of mine had a mini metro , he hit a tree head on at 50 mph with it . The engine landed on his lap . From the waist down he was totally smashed, he was given 50/50% chance of survival Which he survived . He spent just over a year in hospital

    • @gravemind6536
      @gravemind6536 Před rokem

      Do it in a modern car and you will just have minor cuts and bruises and a sore neck for a days how times have changed

  • @mov744
    @mov744 Před 3 lety +12

    Our family used to own a Pontiac Transport/Montana from the early 2000s. When I saw the crash test of that one from IIHS my heart sank. It's criminal how GM was allowed to sell a van meant for family transport that had failed so miserably in a crash test.

    • @bartismoellis1052
      @bartismoellis1052 Před 2 lety +2

      The Toyota Previa from the mid 1990s also did horribly in crash tests but that is where technology was at the time.

  • @Bmwe36compactBG
    @Bmwe36compactBG Před 3 lety +110

    Whoever edited this video has absolutely nailed it 😂 the funeral dance killed me 😂😂😂

    • @zwxq3
      @zwxq3 Před 3 lety +1

      Honestly.. How is that funny? A few guys dancing with a coffin..
      I don't even understand how people can have such a huge lack of humor..

    • @kangvp9512
      @kangvp9512 Před 3 lety +16

      @@zwxq3 You must be fun at parties.

    • @zwxq3
      @zwxq3 Před 3 lety +1

      @@kangvp9512 I knew that generic comment would come😂
      I appreciate smart jokes.. Not a stupid dancing meme.

    • @Bmwe36compactBG
      @Bmwe36compactBG Před 3 lety

      @Conor yea to be honest i was more on about the first bit of the video 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @Bmwe36compactBG
      @Bmwe36compactBG Před 3 lety +3

      @@zwxq3 I'd say it's a wide range in humour to be honest

  • @amwajameen
    @amwajameen Před 3 lety +76

    Volvo: Hi guys. Just heard that you guys are talking about 'safety' here.....

    • @08._geo
      @08._geo Před 3 lety +4

      The king has comeeee

    • @kevincraftsbcs4488
      @kevincraftsbcs4488 Před 3 lety +1

      Volvo's are very safe but there are some unfavorable circumstances for them. images.app.goo.gl/2xaB1wcrUzChYHnn7

    • @Chris-ot9jf
      @Chris-ot9jf Před 3 lety +1

      I have a Volvo v50. I’ve repaired cars for 20 years and can happily say Volvos are good and Renaults are good. Suzuki Jimnys on the other hand are crap!

    • @EngiNetion
      @EngiNetion Před 3 lety +1

      @@Chris-ot9jf "Renaults are good"

  • @johnbassam8831
    @johnbassam8831 Před 2 lety +3

    9:19 this is how i feel about riding motorcycles now. after a few crashes and a lot of petrifying thoughts of getting “crumpled” i just can’t handle it anymore

  • @kazmi9422
    @kazmi9422 Před 3 lety +6

    Cant even imagine sitting in the last car.😵😵12:01

  • @pip5461
    @pip5461 Před 3 lety +55

    The saying "They don't make em like they use too"
    All I can say is ...thank goodness !

    • @iainansell5930
      @iainansell5930 Před 3 lety +5

      even the safest cars suffer as they get old due to corrosion... the safety passenger cell is more likely to fail if there is any corrosion on structural parts

    • @pip5461
      @pip5461 Před 3 lety +3

      @@iainansell5930 This is true, hopefully the MOT check-over should reduce that from happening...

    • @xXxBUNDIExXx
      @xXxBUNDIExXx Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah, I watched a video of two Chevrolet caprice. One was brand new and the other was 7 years old. Exactly the same body style and the 7 year old car folded during the same impact.

    • @nothingsurprisesmeanymore
      @nothingsurprisesmeanymore Před 3 lety +2

      Did you know the 2019 Mustang has a zero star N-cap rating they still can't get it right.

    • @WitchKing-Of-Angmar
      @WitchKing-Of-Angmar Před rokem

      How original pippy

  • @GiaBorrero
    @GiaBorrero Před 3 lety +23

    8:22 “PFF she would’ve died” That reaction has me crying 😂😂😂

  • @pierricklemusicien
    @pierricklemusicien Před 3 lety +3

    7:30 it’s a no-licence car
    For more precision : it’s a « heavy quadricycle » that nerfs the B1 licence (in France), and that can drive up to 90 kmh (60 mph). There are light quadricycles or « real no licence cars » that are limited to 45 kmh (30 mph) too.

  • @DrumToTheBassWoop
    @DrumToTheBassWoop Před 3 lety +8

    8:40 “baby in the back, I think that’s done for” savage 😂

  • @jifffff
    @jifffff Před 3 lety +277

    When did Mat become the "ENGLISH PEWDIEPIE"?

  • @riditsrivastava497
    @riditsrivastava497 Před 3 lety +114

    Carwow does a reaction video
    Me : What

    • @carwow
      @carwow  Před 3 lety +51

      Don't question it, just keep watching. 😆

    • @straightbusta2609
      @straightbusta2609 Před 3 lety +1

      @@carwow Woah

    • @307skylake7
      @307skylake7 Před 3 lety

      @@carwow UK lockdown hitting Mat hard right 😂😂

    • @VFPn96kQT
      @VFPn96kQT Před 3 lety +9

      @@hamdanali5203 it clearly says "crash TESTS!". Similar to those that were done to save his life.

    • @tulus38
      @tulus38 Před 3 lety +3

      @@hamdanali5203 What's "bastards" thing about this video? Just because of the timing? It's crash "test" not "crash".

  • @king_83227
    @king_83227 Před 3 lety +8

    5:28 “I guess you get what you don’t pay for!”

  • @krzysio53a
    @krzysio53a Před 3 lety +6

    9:20 Matt , you have to remember that Fiat Seichento is a few generations younger and a lot safer than your 126p ...
    good luck

  • @imperiallegatus395
    @imperiallegatus395 Před 3 lety +38

    1:05 Thanks for bringing this meme back xDD

    • @johncarter6506
      @johncarter6506 Před 3 lety +2

      3:03 I TURNED INTO A CONVERTIBLE LEETSS GOOOO!

  • @Ashfielder
    @Ashfielder Před 3 lety +29

    At least my mangled corpse will be surrounded by some beautiful classic metalwork.

    • @peterwarden7471
      @peterwarden7471 Před 3 lety +2

      I think the same.
      I don't give a 💩 about security or economics.
      I want a nice car.
      That's the reason my new I bought a few weeks ago is a 30 year old Mercedes Diesel.
      You drive through a brick wall and the wall is broken and the Merc is still ok and I'm still alive.

    • @EngiNetion
      @EngiNetion Před 3 lety

      @@peterwarden7471old mercs are tanks

    • @shnilauzdicka
      @shnilauzdicka Před 3 lety

      was looking for exactly this comment lmao, same here

    • @shnilauzdicka
      @shnilauzdicka Před 3 lety

      @Green Mamba Games thats actually epic scenario imo (it its too far gone)

    • @nothingsurprisesmeanymore
      @nothingsurprisesmeanymore Před 3 lety

      @@peterwarden7471 although the 1997 c class folded up like a packet of crisps.

  • @Jay__C
    @Jay__C Před 3 lety +4

    Jesus Christ, Mat! 😂😂😂
    Thanks for the next two weeks of nightmares. 😂

  • @tsikomahasa6650
    @tsikomahasa6650 Před 2 lety +2

    "If you find this a little to much,click on the pop up..."😂😂😂

  • @MrWaheedulHaque
    @MrWaheedulHaque Před 3 lety +59

    People : reacting to music videos
    Mat Watson : reacting to crashes

  • @andreimolist
    @andreimolist Před 3 lety +28

    this is a good remember before you go speeding then remember this and slow down! thanks matt ! i think you might have saved few people that just watched the video!

    • @balesjo
      @balesjo Před 3 lety +1

      Also, before shopping for a new or used car, do due diligence and investigate the safety record for the cars you're considering.

    • @jooana4617
      @jooana4617 Před 2 lety

      Is 40 mph speeding?..

    • @angeldesigns1385
      @angeldesigns1385 Před 2 lety +1

      In this day and age, slowing down causes more drivers to react aggressively More than one speeder will. ( you shouldn’t speed either ) Keep your pace with the majority, be alert, and use common sense.

    • @LeBronya_James
      @LeBronya_James Před 2 lety

      @@jooana4617 Depends where you are driving

  • @whitefr4me445
    @whitefr4me445 Před 3 lety +6

    10:25 The guy : *lowers the seats* Holy moly that was close . I think if so he would be alive.

  • @bobbyheffley4955
    @bobbyheffley4955 Před 3 lety +3

    After I saw the Malibu crash into the Bel Air, I can safely say that I would rather have modern safety features like air bags and seat belts than risk being impaled by a rigid steering column.

    • @mdclassics9242
      @mdclassics9242 Před 2 lety +3

      Yes but the Malibu is a crappy car compared to the belair style over safety anyday

    • @user-sf7kl9uh7k
      @user-sf7kl9uh7k Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@mdclassics9242However that Malibu crushed the Old Crock!!!!😅

    • @rickdees2411
      @rickdees2411 Před 2 měsíci

      Sigh, it is always easy, to compare apples to oranges, ie., old classics, to new cars with a multitude of safety features. One must remember, that at the time of design/build, the classic Chevy, was designed/built with the most advanced technologies available at the time. That is why people buy new cars, to get all the new 'stuff', that comes with technology advances. The Government loves this agenda, as the buying of new autos, generates multi-billions in taxes, that surely benefit Government spending agendas. New cars are incredibly expensive when one includes all ALL the costs involved, including depreciation. I drive less than minimally, my fairly nice 74 Monte Carlo. runs pretty good, passes smog, no car payments, A/C ice cold, and no car payments/depreciation. I somewhat chuckle when I see people with 'fancy' new cars, that must cost them $1000 A MONTH!!! when all costs are factored in.

  • @oogway1234
    @oogway1234 Před 3 lety +29

    I'm so happy that safety in cars has been improved.

    • @eugene9852
      @eugene9852 Před 3 lety +10

      Unfortunately stupidity level of drivers has also increased. Now we have people texting on their phones while driving. That obviously didn't happen back in the 90's.

    • @Wookey.
      @Wookey. Před 3 lety +1

      Only inside the cars. If you are walking or on a bike/moped they've not changed much, and that's where the vast majority of the danger actually is. This report shows it well: www.pacts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/PACTS-What-kills-most-on-the-roads-Report-15.0.pdf Concentrating on occupant safety is not reducing overall road danger any more.

    • @eugene9852
      @eugene9852 Před 3 lety

      @@Wookey. There's not all that much that can be done to make a collision safer for people outside the vehicle. The best thing to do is improve collision avoidance systems, and the manufacturers are doing that.

    • @Wookey.
      @Wookey. Před 3 lety +1

      @@eugene9852 There are lots of things that can be done. The primary ones are: reducing vehicle mileage, reducing vehicle speeds, segregating cyclists, removing vehicles from urban areas, improving visibility (especially from large vehicles), reducing driver distraction, reducing bonnet heights and making the fronts of vehicles smooth and giving. That your best guess included none of those suggests you've not thought about this much.

    • @davidjones332
      @davidjones332 Před 3 lety

      @@Wookey. On the other hand you could buy a massive pickup truck with bull bars. You won't be any safer and neither will the pedestrians, but everybody will think you're a macho man, which is what counts.

  • @gabydeleon99720
    @gabydeleon99720 Před 3 lety +11

    The funeral dance meme is the thing I did not expect 😂

  • @JeffRickman
    @JeffRickman Před rokem

    The noise you make Matt when the lorry hits the cars at the end. Priceless. Thank goodness for safety improvements.

  • @user-gw5rs7fp9j
    @user-gw5rs7fp9j Před 2 lety +5

    Lol @ Matt’s reactions and theatre. Well done Matt & great video bringing attention to safety. 🙏🏻👍🏻☺️🇳🇿
    Drive safe everyone.
    Seatbelts & no alcohol or narcotics please. 🙏🏻☺️👍🏻🇳🇿

  • @jelwing
    @jelwing Před 3 lety +53

    *Monacoque and Halo saved Romain's life.*

    • @Runoratsu
      @Runoratsu Před 3 lety +7

      And the Nomex suit! I find it amazing how he could be in almost 30s of absolute inferno and get out with minor burns only. Modern tech rocks, and I’m so happy those things are mandatory in racing!

    • @anjumriazkhan3757
      @anjumriazkhan3757 Před 3 lety

      It did

    • @abinavrooney8556
      @abinavrooney8556 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Runoratsu 18seconds to be exact in 800 degree heat

    • @Runoratsu
      @Runoratsu Před 3 lety +1

      @@abinavrooney8556 during the race commentary they talked about 27 seconds…?

    • @abinavrooney8556
      @abinavrooney8556 Před 3 lety

      @@Runoratsu checkout the F1.com and there is a brief investigation letter wwhich says 18 seconds but whatever his safe and healthy

  • @Joserider123
    @Joserider123 Před 3 lety +35

    I can feel mat’s horror and like thoughts because he actually drives

  • @mcpinball1
    @mcpinball1 Před 3 lety +1

    The Last One
    Was The Last
    Of That Green !+)
    Amazing !!! Thanks

  • @georgecaron5618
    @georgecaron5618 Před rokem +1

    Back in 1967 there was an accident involving a famous Movie Star who's name was Jayne Mansfield who's car she was a passenger in rear ended a Trailor truck one foggy night in Mississippi. She was in the front seat along with the driver and her boyfriend and her children were in the back seat sleeping. It was a huge car (1967) Buick Electra 225. The car went completely under the trailer killing the adults in the front seat. The accident occurred June 29, 1967. Her children sleeping in the back seat survived. You know her daughter who is an actress named Mariska Hargitay. NOW as for the bar on the back of trailers - they are called Mansfield Bars after Jayne. After her accident the NTSB mandated all trailers be fitted with this devise to provide some safety for automobile passengers involved in rear end collisions with Tractor Trailers.

  • @qaz3823
    @qaz3823 Před 3 lety +40

    10:07 is how one of my family members passed away. Stay safe people.

  • @The_Original_Geoff_B
    @The_Original_Geoff_B Před 3 lety +4

    Every driver should have to watch this sort of video - not just when starting to learn, but at regular intervals to stop them becoming complacent.

  • @sonibimal2576
    @sonibimal2576 Před 3 lety +26

    I have a tata nano in my home and im going to sell it right now

    • @donjoshuah4283
      @donjoshuah4283 Před 3 lety +1

      Well hi . Did you not see any of those safety ratings while buying the Tata Nano ? . Bruh

    • @sonibimal2576
      @sonibimal2576 Před 3 lety +5

      @@donjoshuah4283 Oh hi, I was around 6 years old when my father bought the tata nano ,then tell me how am i supposed to look at the rating

    • @donjoshuah4283
      @donjoshuah4283 Před 3 lety

      Oh I see . I understand

    • @Janshevik
      @Janshevik Před 3 lety +2

      @@sonibimal2576 you should compare the safety rather with motorcycles than real cars.

    • @foxman105
      @foxman105 Před 3 lety

      Depending on where you live they had airbags installed. The ones sold in EU had to have ABS and Airbags. The ones in india didn't.

  • @granthostheflatulent
    @granthostheflatulent Před 2 lety +3

    Brilliant video - I'm in the process of looking for an affordable first car each for my 2 kids. I just was looking at what was cheap to buy and run. Now I'm going to look at the euro ncap rating as the top priority - I had never appreciated how different the levels of protection different cars offer. And if they can't afford the fuel consumption then too bad. Less miles will be safer too.

  • @ashwinfelix3084
    @ashwinfelix3084 Před 3 lety +52

    Anybody saw yesterday's f1 crash

  • @dasdndaan5999
    @dasdndaan5999 Před 3 lety +31

    Can't tell whether it's appropriate to upload this after Grosjean's horrifying crash in Bahrain yesterday...

    • @januscher7877
      @januscher7877 Před 3 lety +5

      I dont understand yall people. Why is everypne so serious. We should be happy hes alive and smiling. Like after other big crashes (maybe not with fire) not a lot of people were that serious

    • @the911collection
      @the911collection Před 3 lety +8

      He is alive and has some minor injuries, i mean its a part of motorsport. And i mean just because he crashed we cant make videos about crashtest anymore?

    • @dwade3202
      @dwade3202 Před 3 lety

      Sjw baby

    • @AristotelisMitsiou
      @AristotelisMitsiou Před 3 lety +3

      With that logic no one should ever upload a video like this on the basis that thousands of road accidents, some of them fatal ones, happen at any moment

    • @dasdndaan5999
      @dasdndaan5999 Před 3 lety

      @@januscher7877 Obviously I'm extremely happy that he is alive, but just the way that that Haas just absolutely tore in half and he was wedged between the armco truly made me wonder if he was still alive. There were so many factors that were just plain lucky, if it hadn't happened on the first lap, the medical car would've been very, very far away and the entire story could've been completely different. When that car burst into flames, I definitely thought Grosjean had died because I've never seen a fire quite so gigantic in recent times, not after refuelling was banned.

  • @bonjouraurevoir8868
    @bonjouraurevoir8868 Před 3 lety +2

    At 12:09 the red car becomes a 1998 Subaru impreza wrx wagon

  • @billycalifornia1112
    @billycalifornia1112 Před rokem +5

    You should do more reactions to horrible Crash tests

  • @VX0Hades
    @VX0Hades Před 3 lety +5

    That malibu crashing into the back of a lorry was actually how one of my neighbor's kid passed away.
    Kid and his 3 friends were going home from hanging out til late night. They were in a pretty new Camry. I believe the police report said the accident happened around 1 AM. The wreck was...awful. The entire roof was open like a can. IIRC one of them survived but was in a coma.

  • @muhammedshahmia1656
    @muhammedshahmia1656 Před 3 lety +19

    Please keep doing more of these Mat... Really appreciate them and the reactions on the spot.

  • @Ned47628
    @Ned47628 Před 2 lety +4

    My big takeaway from this is when buying a car you need to consider how long ago it was designed. This isn't always straight forward since sometimes a design is reused or an old car in made to look new. Rover 100 very much a case in point, it's based on the metro from the early 80s. The Saxo was also a rebadged Pugeot 106 so the design was several years old when released.

    • @user-sf7kl9uh7k
      @user-sf7kl9uh7k Před 9 měsíci

      Anything post 2010's going to be half decent.

  • @nosferatu756v6
    @nosferatu756v6 Před 2 lety

    Make more of these!! Loved it!! Just switch the music from elevator to maybe more dramatic music, for emotional impact hahahahaha.

  • @Nicolas-zq7cl
    @Nicolas-zq7cl Před 3 lety +49

    perfect timing of that video only a day after grosjeans nearly fatal accident

  • @yurielcundangan9090
    @yurielcundangan9090 Před 3 lety +8

    Matt: "Serious, ACCIDENTS"
    EVERYONE: "SCREAMMSSSSS!"

  • @initialyze
    @initialyze Před 2 lety +3

    It's when you watch these videos that you realise how much damage can be done by someone who is not paying attention when driving. Technically, any driving offence could result in a fatality.

  • @sentoni4689
    @sentoni4689 Před 3 lety

    Wow! Thx for sharing m8. Lot food for thought there. Omg!!

  • @Hi_Im_Jay1020
    @Hi_Im_Jay1020 Před 3 lety +14

    I like these type of reaction videos. You should do more of these😏

  • @mrdax2758
    @mrdax2758 Před 3 lety +17

    “Oh it’s alright, it has an airbag.”

  • @equarg
    @equarg Před 3 lety +2

    Yea….saw a special on car safety.
    Lots of safety was learned from and the importance of crumple zones was from NASCAR crashes.
    That’s why those cars shatter from impact, but most drivers walk away!

  • @philipmcniel4908
    @philipmcniel4908 Před 3 lety +1

    I feel like that last crash illustrates the danger of being on the freeway (in the US) during icy weather. Automatic emergency braking will only do so much when it doesn't have a high coefficient of kinetic friction to work with. During the cold weather in Texas, I saw footage from the pileup that made it look like this video played out in real life over and over again:(

  • @tejasrajeev3095
    @tejasrajeev3095 Před 3 lety +5

    oh mate i abolutely luv ur content, this is bloody awsome

  • @untotlps
    @untotlps Před 3 lety +5

    Seeing this video after losing a friend in a fatal car accident really hits different.

  • @pices229
    @pices229 Před 3 lety

    I think I got more scared because of your expressions being so real. Enough to make me subscribe. ;)

  • @jameslast35
    @jameslast35 Před 3 lety

    More of these, please!!

  • @ahmedaziz3853
    @ahmedaziz3853 Před 3 lety +14

    I was just watching crashing cars and no video was new like just this one's notification poped

  • @swizzler68
    @swizzler68 Před 3 lety +3

    Great Video Mat. Makes you a bit nervous driving on the motorway though lol. When i first began my driving lessons about 17 years ago. The instructor turned up in a Rover metro, I found changing gears in this car so awkward, and the car so crap, I changed driver instructor! I passed in a Clio, and currently drive a 2020 Kia which has all the technology safety gubbins. Cars have come such a long way in recent years, in terms of automatic safety measures. Only a matter of time before we just climb in and instruct our robot car where to take us.

  • @bbb8182
    @bbb8182 Před rokem +2

    When I was a kid in 1967 I witnessed the outcome of a highway accident with fatalities. The cars were steaming heaps of shredded parts and there were bodies lying around on the road hundreds of feet apart. In even older crash films you see the tremendous dust fly out from the wood frames of cars in the 1910's, 1920's etc.

    • @user-sf7kl9uh7k
      @user-sf7kl9uh7k Před 9 měsíci

      Yup, yet the silly FanBoys hark back to a golden age of car safety! Fools

    • @rickdees2411
      @rickdees2411 Před 2 měsíci

      It would be nice, wouldn't it, if we could go back in time and redesign the old classics, to include all the latest safety innovations.

  • @sefamertgorgulu8704
    @sefamertgorgulu8704 Před 3 lety

    ty for the video never even thought about crashes... will consider it before buying a car :)

  • @eoinmaher455
    @eoinmaher455 Před 3 lety +16

    Thankfully Matt, your MX-5 scored 4 stars when tested back in the day
    At least in that you should be okay;D

  • @cooperSpartan117
    @cooperSpartan117 Před 3 lety +8

    I had a seicento as my first car 8 years ago. I remember having one corner jacked up to swap a wheel over and I couldn't open the dooors due to the body flexing 😂

  • @AlexLikesCARS
    @AlexLikesCARS Před rokem +1

    When you are done Crash test
    Cameraman: sorry Mate can you do it again I didn't get the shorts

  • @911HRW
    @911HRW Před 3 lety

    This is great to see, this shows people “don’t piss around in your cars as this will happen” but of course it also has the opposite affect of saying “it’s ok though as you’ll survive it as cars are so good”.

  • @Roderickdl
    @Roderickdl Před 3 lety +35

    Dang. Watching your reactions got me realizing how desensitized I've become to this kind of carnage.
    I blame society on turning me into a psychopath.

    • @Wookey.
      @Wookey. Před 3 lety +1

      The real carnage is primarily outside the cars now, mostly pedestrians: www.pacts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/PACTS-What-kills-most-on-the-roads-Report-15.0.pdf

    • @Mcali1984
      @Mcali1984 Před 3 lety +5

      Also means you might not panic in such situations like he would.

    • @LRM12o8
      @LRM12o8 Před 3 lety +9

      That's so typical of psychopaths, always blaming someone else! 🙄
      (just kidding. The ability to suppress compassion and not get overwhelmed by shock when witnessing horrible accidents doesnot make you a psychopath, it actually makes you a valuable helper. It's an important ability in the face of catastrophe.
      It's having no compassion at all, that makes someone a psychopath!

    • @Roderickdl
      @Roderickdl Před 3 lety +1

      @@LRM12o8 um, about that lacking compassion part.

    • @nothingsurprisesmeanymore
      @nothingsurprisesmeanymore Před 3 lety +1

      At the beginning of CZcams before dashcams I was amazed that I was quite calm and collected when I came across a head on crash with a car and truck in Scotland. Even though this poor girl (about 14) had half her face hanging off I kept talking to her until the ambulance arrived, but it's still fresh in my mind 13 years later. I hope she survived.

  • @StanVanGundy1
    @StanVanGundy1 Před 3 lety +3

    This video was class, get Matt to do more reactions

  • @davidharrell9902
    @davidharrell9902 Před 3 lety

    This is a real eye opener, especially seeing it in slow-motion

  • @VagaBond_268
    @VagaBond_268 Před rokem

    Watching this video was sobering. When shopping for a vehicle, I must remind myself of crash safety. Thanks Matt

  • @MustafaIqbal47
    @MustafaIqbal47 Před 3 lety +16

    His reactions are hilarious especially at 7:08

  • @RAFHonda
    @RAFHonda Před 3 lety +51

    Ive got a 1997 classic Mini and after seeing this, I think I’m going to put it up for sale 😱😱

    • @grdn2607
      @grdn2607 Před 3 lety +5

      I drive a mini too. Just install a rollcage.

    • @BelguimLover
      @BelguimLover Před 3 lety +7

      Just don't crash it and you will always be safe.

    • @NRGamingBD
      @NRGamingBD Před 3 lety +3

      @@BelguimLover bruh what kind of advice is that????? Anybody else can bump into you car!

    • @BelguimLover
      @BelguimLover Před 3 lety +2

      @@NRGamingBD i know, or perhaps drive on sunny days or plan routes where there are not so much traffic or cars.

    • @NRGamingBD
      @NRGamingBD Před 3 lety +1

      @@BelguimLover woah dude I wasn't expecting the reply so fast lol

  • @mondotv4216
    @mondotv4216 Před 3 lety +3

    I learnt to drive on a ‘58 BelAir Chevy. One of the few cars big enough in Australia at the time to hold a family of 8. I think there were at least 6 turns of the steering wheel lock to lock and the body was cracking at the back from the weight of the boot. And of course had the wonderful GM powerslush (Powerglide) auto transmission.

    • @ccitationx7045
      @ccitationx7045 Před rokem +1

      and the wonderful GM safety features...

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts Před 10 měsíci

      @@ccitationx7045 Another one of G. M.'s "safety features" is their take on "Automatic Seat Belts" from the late 1980s to around the early or mid 1990s. You know, the type that has the belt attached not to the B pillar, but to the *door?*

  • @michaelkoutsodontis5458
    @michaelkoutsodontis5458 Před 3 lety +1

    i love crash test videos, reason why ive owned 6 Volvos from 1996-2010's