IIHS Small Car Test: Three Gruesome Slow-Motion Crash Videos

wstar · 04-15-2009, 12:19 AM

Cars like the ForTwo and the Yaris shouldn't even be on the road. I don't know who they paid off to get that cheap **** approved in this country. There are a lot of people out there buying these for their combination of "cheap and eco-friendly" and not realizing how much they're putting their lives at risk.

Watch the slow-mo side view of the Yaris driver especially (last video). That guy is going to be screwed, bigtime.

What I really love seeing in these videos is the airbag deployments under slow motion. I'm a computer/electronics geek so I should know how easy it is in theory, but it still amazes me that we can build reliable systems that deploy so amazingly fast at the onset of crash-level g forces.

BanningZ · 04-15-2009, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by wstar

Cars like the ForTwo and the Yaris shouldn't even be on the road. I don't know who they paid off to get that cheap **** approved in this country. There are a lot of people out there buying these for their combination of "cheap and eco-friendly" and not realizing how much they're putting their lives at risk.

Umm Hello! These were all built 20 years before the Yaris and smartfortwo AND they were built by U.S. manufacturers.

1988 Ford Fiesta.

third Gen Geo Metro

Fifth Gen Chevy Nova

04-15-2009, 12:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3596	Cars like the ForTwo and the Yaris shouldn't even be on the road. I don't know who they paid off to get that cheap **** approved in this country. There are a lot of people out there buying these for their combination of "cheap and eco-friendly" and not realizing how much they're putting their lives at risk. Watch the slow-mo side view of the Yaris driver especially (last video). That guy is going to be screwed, bigtime. What I really love seeing in these videos is the airbag deployments under slow motion. I'm a computer/electronics geek so I should know how easy it is in theory, but it still amazes me that we can build reliable systems that deploy so amazingly fast at the onset of crash-level g forces. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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