Car hit by train | Safety Message (HQ) | Top Gear | Series 9 | BBC

[@aidansharp8223]

As my dad told me with motorbikes “it’s better to be 5 minutes late then 60 years early”

[@tankierktm4816]

Damn, I'm going to tell that to my kids if I have any.

[@miguelcf2506]

I'm going to rember that when I get my driving licence

[@nickmartinez5644]

My dad always saidIts better to lose one minute of your life than to lose your life in 1 minute

[@Jambax]

That's some good Dadvice

[@tomsonfire3740]

Yup, I had a near miss with a lorry head on, a stupid over-take on a hot day, the car wobbled as i whipped it in just missing the lorry. Absolutely shat myself. Just to get home from work 1 minute earlier, I risked my life and never seeing my wife and son again...

[@jamesrowland2002]

fun fact, this was shot in 2007 and one of the high speed camera operators was gavin free, now of slow mo guys/achievement hunter fame

[@activatehalo7763]

Woah that's awesome!

[@Wiki7202]

cool, i knew he did some tv stuff before the slo mo guys because he said so in a video once but never realised he did this and never knew what stuff he had done

[@michelleobama3013]

Interesting thanks for sharing this! :)

[@TheAerospaceChannel]

Epic

[@idkwhattoputhere4695]

W H A T

[@LucarioFan550]

The snail has to pay 1000 pounds.

[@mylolliepop12]

NO. Pounds.

[@stallard9522tid]

Jon Trent jon this shows uk and it says 1000 quid fine

[@mustafasaqib1688]

No robux

[@Alex-qp3ec]

MSJ 😂😂😂

[@hivvvaal2607]

MSJ No tix

[@keithmoorechannel]

And that was without the mass of a mile long train. Just the locomotive.

[@gnuthad]

And without the effect of brakes on the locomotive.

[@cowman850]

Admittedly the trains in the UK don't get a mile long, even our freight trains are only 20 or so cars, but the sheer force behind them is phenomenal

[@shashvatverma5673]

Both, momentum =mass X velocity

[@shashvatverma5673]

Then force=rate of change of momentum

[@cowman850]

@the western gull what Shashvat said :)

[@JugCityKid]

Most petrol head teens slow down when they see a railroad track anyway. Not just cause of safety but mainly to avoid damaging their rims

[@bevan2645]

my car would touch the ground if i went over too quick haha

[@brynnleahnayvieghlaykynnn6175]

I don't want to lose control

[@guybrown359]

JugCityKid N.

[@ahmedmossad6863]

JugCityKid l

[@林杰胜-t4i]

JugCityKid

[@jonmiller7400]

For anyone concerned about the snail, it was on the second track. Don't worry guys, it's alive.

[@RBN_M8]

Or dead already...

[@gustavusadolphus425]

well thank god for that!

[@HarmonicaMustang]

No snails were harmed in the making of this video.

[@tpoppy7321]

fewww

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

I stepped on a snail today by accident. Guess that makes it even.

[@M4RF4R]

Are some people really that stupid that they think Clarkson is being serious about the jacket. He is wearing two bloody helmets while he says it ahaha

[@opiatesrock2893]

Gotta love the guy though.

[@killermemestar9315]

Opiates Rock You can't hate him

[@alufimmorah]

If you look carefully he's actually wearing a second jacket underneath the first one too. Safety First kids!

[@dparag14]

Marfar even wearing helmet isn't the message. All they had to say was just don't bloody cross a railway crossing when it's red

[@jviation737]

Parag D *someone didn't understand the comedy of it*

[@ethanbuilds6905]

"And the worst part is he's not wearing a high-visibility jacket" lmao

[@bigmanbazzaaa]

I’ve never seen a driver wearing a high visibility jacket

[@ethanbuilds6905]

@@bigmanbazzaaa I do it all the time

[@Mustang-qr9ht]

@@bigmanbazzaaa who does lmao

[@clutchles8412]

abdihamid lmao means laugh my as* off

[@f1lip797]

who tf would wear it in car wtf?

[@harrisonrawlinson5650]

To be honest, I’m crediting seeing this video when I was a young teenager as the reason I’ve never even been tempted to jump a railroad crossing

[@dutchmansmine9053]

I've never been tempted to do that. And I thought I was a maniac.

[@MortanAMrk]

ive never been tempted to do it, because trains basically dont exist in my country

[@TheDrunkenGunsmith]

Well, if you do attempt, always remember your reflective vest, this way the train can easily steer away from your organic mass on the railway track.

[@thelegacyTYT]

Me: *wears high visibility coat* Train: understandable, have a great day

[@literallystingy2858]

💀💀💀

[@AbdhullahKadar]

Aight lemme just sweeerve onto the other track

[@adamchmielewski6162]

It just steps over don’t worry

[@gunnutcase1234]

I don't think 70-80 tonnes of train gives a single crap about your high vis jacket

[@RavenTheLabrador]

@@gunnutcase1234lol no kidding that was so extremely stupid of him to say LMFAO. 🤣😂🤣😂

[@unr3alGaming]

I swear it appears almost nobody understands that this segment is comedy, despite having a valid point about not blowing through railway crossings. Can nothing be both serious and funny?

[@GoredonTheDestroyer]

In the 21st century? Are you daft?

[@tom201090]

Network Rail approached Top Gear (when the audience was wider and content better) and requested them to do a piece on level crossings. Clarkson does it in his own unique way. Comedy aside the picture speaks for itself. An Austrian car program, I think, tried to do something similar but without the comedy and it wasn't the same. Out of the two videos this sticks in my mind more. Re-watching it, it doesn't look like the air bags were able to deploy. Or at least not so you could see. And that, arguably, sticks out the most. There are plenty of videos showing vehicle train collisions at level crossings. None that I have seen show the same amount of detail in the same way that this one does.

[@FREEK777ful]

comedy and sincerity are like church and state, they must be separated lest one corrupts the other.

[@Force05289]

BUT HE WASENT WEARING A HIGH VISIBILITY JACKET!!!!!!

[@carlosdenevier9538]

your mother maybe ...

[@enzoscarp]

the even scarier thing was that the car got hit by just a locomotive. imagine the momentum it would have if it was tugging 20 carriages...

[@CasinoWoyale]

In the UK we don't have 20 carriage trains. So what would it be like, as we can't imagine such a thing?

[@Unique-ps9ww]

We in the americas have trains as lo by as 100 cars. The longest I personally have seen was 142 cars ON A SINGLE TRAIN!

[@RichardDzien]

@@CasinoWoyale For passenger trains certainly. The longest freight trains however are 775m!!

[@legioner9]

@@Unique-ps9ww The locomotive in the video was going 70-80 mph. So your train with lots of carriages won’t do that speed, depending on zone.

[@MattyC62185]

@@Unique-ps9ww Yeah I’m here in the United States we have trains almost 7 miles long

[@MatrixDiscovery]

The main problem is that the minivan was not wearing a high visibility jacket like Clarkson.

[@brendancross2767]

If they had used an electric SLS, everything would've been fine

[@spinningwheel3360]

@@brendancross2767 wow i am laughing so hard

[@gavla-82]

Correction, it's an MPV (Multi Purpose Vehicle)

[@r.k.vignesh7832]

I wonder whether that Toyota Hilux would still turn on after this....

[@movieguy2611]

+R.K. Vigneshwar The better question would be if the train would still work after hitting the Hilux.

[@nadavegulsky2854]

+movieguy2611 Probably the train will fly in the air and crash into some old women flying a plane

[@aeliar]

+R.K. Vigneshwar Toyota would be fine... the train would be destroyed...

[@bandguymichael]

What about the marauder?

[@thelatenightgamer2624]

R.K. Vigneshwar probably would u know

[@MKW31]

My high visibility jacket saved me from a car crash, house fire, lightning strike, cancer, bullet wound, shark attack, and a meteor falling on me. Remember, your safety is your number one priority, wear a high visibility jacket.

[@Astrophysix1]

Over-exagration, and a horrid joke.

[@brucemeier8624]

lol

[@NirateGoel]

Don't forget the steel capped shoes.

[@KnoxvilleRailfanProductions]

@@Astrophysix1 He does have a point though, a hi vis jacket isnt going to make a train stop in its tracks if you dart infront of it

[@jonathanschaffer5758]

that beeping is the most annoying and simultaneously scary thing ever.

[@coyotem3a1]

Go to America and hear our DING DING DING DING

[@SgtPotatoChip6356]

@@coyotem3a1 Yup. Even though we have those, idiots still put their lives at risk. Personally, I enjoy a proper Yodelalarm. That's what the beepers are called. A Safetran E-Bell is also very appealing.

[@jonathanschaffer5758]

@@coyotem3a1 I live in america. i've heard it before.

[@MilesL.auto-train4013]

Congrats, it's serving it's purpose!

[@danielferrovias]

What about the "BANG BANG BANG BANG"?

[@nojoek152]

The Robin Rliant didn't roll when it gets hit by the train. Saddening.

[@coastaku1954]

Sadly it's because the one they used on Top Gear where Jeremy rolled it oh so many times was modified to roll more with weights in the body panels and suspension tweaks

[@jonasnylund6018]

Well it certainly would have had it passed the railroad crossing - there was a very sharp corner directly after it. Lucky for the driver the train realized it and gunned it to save him!

[@willlucv1]

Indeed, that was filmed directly outside my house, they've fitted barriers but they didn't stop someone crashing into them and trashing their Focus. Bloody old people.

[@Charlottephillip]

That’s Quick.

[@Charlottephillip]

THAT’S TOAST!!

[@holywobbles8703]

DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM! I wore a high visibility jacket and 2 helmets and the train still didn't stop when I jumped in front of it!

[@caitthenerd7470]

The train won't stop, you just won't get hurt when it smashes into you.

[@EMTH_YT]

Holy Wobbles lol

[@RazorSharp75426]

do you got wasted when jumping a train crossing ?

[@thebiggeststarwarsfan6635]

How are u still live to have wrote this?

[@chubskii]

The biggest Star Wars Fan the hi-vis saved him

[@AdamH1029]

At the end of the day, people jumping lights at level crossings is just natural selection at work.

[@aserta]

Darwin awards.

[@Erowens98]

Adam Hansen too bad for the train operator though

[@GewelReal]

Birki gts train does not even feel it

[@tsguyoldchannel2691]

Considering the incident at Ufton Nervet and many other places... It really isn't just the car driver.

[@gravemind6536]

@@ItsYaBoyJuddy A normal commuter train can take up to a mile to perform an emergency stop and if its raining you are just fucked. Train drivers who do have incidents like that are given paid time off and if it happens enough they are able to retire on full pay because of the trauma at least in the UK they are I know a train driver who works for Northern rail.

[@himynamelscolin]

If Jeremy did a real PSA, there’s no way I’d be able to take him seriously haha

[@clockwork9827]

'Sir Robert Markson'

[@mindlessgonzo]

I remember seeing this clip back in highschool around 2008

[@goliathprojects7354]

1:17 When your car gets hit so hard the paint starts bugging out

[@danielsteger8456]

its actually a phenomenon on older computers where they showed blue as red and red as blue, i might be missing the garbage joke you made, but still an interesting fact

[@tgmtf5963]

That is the blue car from mr. Bean

[@magnerar3456]

@Daniel Steger Woooshed

[@gacha21x35]

Daniel Steger your the garbage joke

[@ZygardeCruiser]

@@tgmtf5963 bruhhh

[@wailun1123xd]

Now i ve bought a high visibility jacket so i can sleep on the railway

[@Whyoakdbi]

Yeah, now you are immortal!

[@prankfiles]

I need one of those!

[@maxximumb]

Kaloyan Stoyanov Don't forget your nokia 3310.

[@M50Racing]

lol

[@FilFee]

2:25 The young lad in the background left is Slow-Mo Guys Gavin.

[@djinnkinn]

@Bill Zussman twitter.com/gavinfree/status/799994048991916033

[@ps2bndled]

Shame we didn't get a clearer shot of him.

[@mokonono5903]

@@ps2bndled yeah, but at this point in time he was basically nobody, so it would have been really weird for them to care about this one camera guy.

[@andjpan]

In my American drivers education course I was placed in to learn how to drive we were shown an edited version of this

[@liamweaver2944]

andjpan Me too

[@thribs]

Trust the Americans to take it seriously. :)

[@shawncromwell2230]

@@thribs The crash footage itself is a perfect illustration of what happens in this type of collision, and should be taken seriously.

[@jonathanschaffer5758]

just watch Thomas the train memes on youtube.

[@coyotem3a1]

@@thribs The average American Freight has upwards of 70 cars, averaging 60 miles per hour. If that hits you, you're dead

[@jamespatrick6939]

1:33 thats when this stops being serious and turns into Top Gear

[@fieldmarshal7298]

It's morons like you who don't wear a high visibility jacket and put other's lives at risk

[@tom201090]

Which is why Network Rail asked Top Gear to do this (it was carried out at a NR testing site). There are a lot of young-middle age drivers who will jump crossings. Many may watch Top Gear and will be more interested and more engaged and take more notice of Clarkson doing a 5 minute level crossing safety clip (Clarkson-style) than listening to a 30 second message by Network Rail.

[@DanniV8]

Thanks to Top Gear I have worn a high visibility jacket whilst driving since 2007. Even though there are no trains in my country, you can never be too safe.

[@brendancross2767]

My father has worked for Canadian Pacific Railway, both as a civil engineer and learning locomotive engineering as well (or train driver as some call it) When he was learning, he very nearly hit someone who was in the middle of the crossing. Thankfully they moved in time, but despite being in full emergency braking, he was still going somewhere around 35 miles an hour and likely would've killed the person in the car. He's said to me that if that happened, he would've been questioning himself for the rest of his life. He's shown me dashcam footage from a train that nearly killed two workers that were clearing snow off the tracks, because they hadn't gotten track protection (both barely escaped with their lives) and you can hear the loco engineer calling into RTC, and you can tell how stressed and worried he is by the belief that he had just taken a life. I've worked on a construction site right next to rail tracks, when a train was going by we had to stop work so protection could be removed, because we were technically foul of track. You just don't mess with trains, 2 tons of easily crumplable steel or aluminium vs 20 thousands tons of hard steel has a pretty obvious outcome

[@nadimnassar7094]

2:43 Trespassing Snail, 1000 Pound Penalty

[@mohammed_the_train_spotter]

Stolen comment

[@nickelcrackmemes]

Death penalty

[@chengbros6101]

@@nickelcrackmemes literal😂

[@CreatorPolar]

@@mohammed_the_train_spotter and nobody gives a shit

[@cheezepuff909]

I finally understand the message watch out for snails on railroad tracks

[@SantaFebuff]

mPky1 As you can see by my avatar, I am able to tell you that you are very correct as I know things about railroad crossing things.

[@CheesepuffGames]

cheeze puff alright "cheeze puff" im king around these parts

[@jmcconnaughey8369]

cheeze puff the message is to wear an orange safety jacket

[@CheesepuffGames]

J McConnaughey Im a cheesepuff. Im always orange....

[@SantaFebuff]

This is true, but safety health and safeness has proven here today that orange safety jackets are safetieriest of all.

[@wavelen9454]

If you would put one nokia on the side of the car, the train would be on the moon before it would even hit the car.

[@Genius_at_Work]

You have to put Nokia 3310 mobile phones on a Toyota Hilux. Future tank concept :D

[@tom201090]

+Der Bleifuss I dropped my 3410 out of a second floor window once onto the driveway to see what would happen. Phone split into 3 pieces (As it is designed to). I then slotted it back together again (as it is designed to). Difference - 1 single crack accross the screen (and I literally mean crack, not the smash and broken screens you seem to see with every other iphone), a bit chipped on one side and it makes a buzzing when on charge. Still made/recieved calls and texts. The current Nokia 3303i or something like that I dropped while cycling and a car ran over it meaning the liquid crystal in the screen broke. Got it fixed and its still working. Maybe thats why Nokia went out of business...no one needed to buy a new Nokia as the old ones were still working!

[@Genius_at_Work]

+tom201090 I once drove over my Samsung Galaxy XCover and it's still working

[@gijs.22]

MardenianGamer jep

[@KandiKlover]

Wavelen no the train would smash the Nokia because its a plastic little phone. Fad following morons.

[@benporter770]

maybe the train on gta isn’t too far from reality after all

[@MIgardener]

wow, That was pretty insane. I never ever would run a crossing even if i had to. that is so stupid putting your life at risk for what? saving 2 minutes?

[@ZzspartazZ]

Do you understand sarcasm?

[@MIgardener]

The Doctor absolutely! I totally understood sarcasm, but what they were trying to point out is that it does kill lots of people each and every year. and I was saying how silly to risk your life to safe a couple minutes.

[@Hmkls]

The Doctor Do you understand English?

[@the_judge9771]

If only they just realized you could wear a high visibility jacket.

[@taboret3280]

Yes

[@Juniper458]

where can i buy a colour changing reliant like that guy?

[@1_adityasingh]

Walmart

[@Mattt7940]

Wish.com

[@cranberryegg1236]

@@Mattt7940 probably for 3.99£ too

[@darioad9313]

And color changing shirt

[@shawnpitman876]

The whole picture is colour changing, must be an issue with what it was recorded onto.

[@35CreeperOwner]

Did the snail die?

[@Strongshotgaming]

Ya :(

[@GUnPoWDe]

Strongshotgaming ohh man, the snail.. RIP

[@Schnooblers]

GUnPoWDe Guys they would've put the snail there just for that point in the video they would've moved it after that one shot.

[@MegaFreakOfNature197]

it's his own fault, he wasn't wearing his safety jacket.

[@Schnooblers]

MegaFreakOfNature197 LMFAO

[@Sim0n98]

I’ve been told that on day 1 of train engineer/driver school you get told that you *will* kill someone one day, it probably won’t be your fault, but if you aren’t prepared for that, this job isn’t for you.

[@paulbarber1960]

I managed 43 years 😮 I retired after 45 years..

[@MCVenomzz]

Remember children, always wear a high visibility jacket.

[@MetalSubYT]

Yes, you can stand on the rail road tracks and get hit, but you cannot die if you have a high visibility jacket on.

[@freyalarsen6233]

TheDanishWaffle That was the way to make people remember the real message... sadly some people did not get it anyway.

[@pigeonmail8374]

And always wear two helmets; more the better.

[@silasfatchett5693]

Evolq If ever you take it off, you've got less than a minute to live.

[@TheLegendaryBillCipher]

**Shows the van** In this corner, the challenger! **Shows the train** And in this corner, the reigning champion for as long as automobiles have been a thing!

[@torch3972]

The person I really feel sorry for is the guy who has to relay all that ballast.

[@danlefou]

+Castletorch It was extra ballast piled up to slow the engine, which was unmanned and had no brakes. The big job was actually sweeping it up; none needed to be relaid.

[@railfangraham4182]

danlefou unmanned!?

[@andybuckley9223]

@@railfangraham4182 The loco doing the impact had no crew and the engine was not running with the brakes 'off', You can see earlier in the vid that it was being propelled up to speed by a second loco which then slowed while the first loco freewheeled into the car. I would guess this was the reason it took a while to stop after impact as no one was applying a brake

[@eanayayo]

@@andybuckley9223 train brakes are applied when brake line loses its pressure. This line could be damaged on impact. And I think crane in cab could be left slightly opened, so engine started to slow down after decoupling. P.S. It's really dangerous to left 100 t "ram" with no brakes

[@calcutt4]

The ballast is laid by a machine

[@josephmoran231]

If anyone want's to know, the locomotive that hit that poor car is a Class 31, numbered 31 107. Owned by Network Rail and fitted with a reinforced front end.

[@rossmingay26]

Why was there a second train behind it

[@josephmoran231]

Ross Mingay I can provide an answer. At 2:50, you can see a second class 31 (of which I can't indentify) coupled behind 31 107. In the shot you speak of, the other unidentified '31' has (for some reason) detached. I hope this answers your question.

[@ImaginarySpace]

@@rossmingay26 I quess the train that hits the car has no driver inside. That other train has a driven and pushes the hitting train to speed.

[@ThatBritishTrainspotter]

Scrapped by CF Booth at Rotherham in May 2009. Sad fate for a beautiful loco.

[@OffGridInvestor]

What and you think that a normal trains front WOULD FOLD IN? Doubt it. You ever seen them apart? I've seen them with the heads off the V12 diesel rebuilding the engine. Damn big engine.

[@tofumesa7698]

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the first, ever Slow Mo Guys video filmed by Gavin Free.

[@LawAbidingCat]

+ChrisThatsHappy "People like grapes"

[@EpicGamingWarriors]

2:43 The famed snail assassin?

[@Prizz419]

You can see the young lad at 2:25, furthest on the left

[@Hovzlozki]

When I got to the slow mo part I was trying to remember if Gav said he worked on Top Gear before then I saw your comment. What a champ.

[@crimsonquill4255]

Wait, as in....Gavin Free? Slo Mo Guys Gavin Free? Rooster Teeth 'Headlight Fluid' Gavin Free? Hot Damn. Nice. Well, Kudos to Gavin.

[@Paranomasia12]

I'm glad they are reuploading hd versions of videos. I'm not complaining

[@Cwilliam1999]

The REAL message is if you get hit by a high speed train at a RR crossings & get dragged 100+ yards away from the crossing you are only one thing: Dead.

[@hitokiri7868]

Hamburger meat

[@connorstohl6050]

You'd be fine if you wear a high visibility jacket.

[@alcupone6462]

Also idiot...

[@smoketinytom]

@@alcupone6462 Also called having a laugh considering the context of the video content.

[@player400_official]

Keep in mind that it was just the locomotive. Entire train would be heavier, so the momentum would be even higher.

[@Damayn]

I hope the snail was ok..

[@listenherejack]

To its credit though, the Espace stayed in one piece, relatively.

[@nickmagee-brown739]

yeah, it will buff out.

[@kieranhughes4090]

They only had to peel the car off the trains buffers, it's no big deal.

[@DaKarst]

'Tis but a scratch!

[@stevenoakes1857]

Kieran Hughes But if the train is doing 125mph a car will not just pel of the buffers. The train they use in top gear has a top speed of only 75mph

[@nickmagee-brown739]

steven oakes i think he was trying to be funny mate as was I. but that particular class of train can do a tonne at a push.

[@ccgaming3111]

the slow mo guys made this in slow motion!

[@smipy]

1:15 He is the blue car driver from Mr. Bean with his repainted car. He is doing it because now he has no job to do. 😔

[@ps2bndled]

The trike that always gets in an accident? Yeah, that might be one of the deleted scenes from the show.

[@Magnus_Caramelo_55]

@@ps2bndled Not really a trike A reliant robin perhaps

[@ps2bndled]

@@Magnus_Caramelo_55 The Robin has three wheels, so it's still sensible to call it a trike.

[@yes8032]

Lmao 💀

[@alexjonezNH]

I can't imagine how much paperwork they have to go through to get permission to do this kinda stuff...

[@FragsJr]

If you look on the train, it has a safety ad on the side. I'd say they do this on a regular basis.

[@alexjonezNH]

Fragdog Shibe You're right, I didn't even notice that lol

[@Smite0wpi]

Should be called a Renault ESCAPE!

[@MrWojciech10]

Hi, I was surprised when I saw you comment on here :P Not even subbed :P I FOLLOW YOU.

[@Smite0wpi]

WojciechPVP WojitoPVP stalker

[@madabouttrains6721]

that is a great message to give. People should watch this video when they are doing their driving lessons.

[@AsjadSS]

3:50 those buffers nearly went though.😬

[@ejl1000]

There are two things in life you never fuck with: Wu-Tang Clan and Trains.

[@bmstylee]

@@ejl1000 exactly. Wu Tang Clan ain't nothin to fuck wit.

[@clockwork9827]

precisely . buh-bye passenger 1

[@thegreatstapley]

Well, Doc; it's destroyed... just like you wanted.

[@DarkLink1996]

Renegade13 Doctor!

[@Handyman1199]

Great Scott! Another one who knows!

[@randomstuffvideos2574]

"Sir Robert Markson"

[@ericzhangorgan]

I wonder how expensive it was to get that track fixed afterwards.

[@jayswarrow1196]

No sweat, they just called Gary and Bob, poured some recycled gravel and ran few freighters thru, to check the straightness... whole deal was within the fiver.

[@dafpj7536]

Probably quite a lot. But it's the BBC, they don't care about money. They have all of it.

[@bushturkey1019]

I'd say a fair bit...the car rips into the shoulders of the ballast quite aggressively. But earlier in the video the track looks like it needs a bit of work anyway as the rail has a bit of mud spots and sunken

[@o.m.b.demolitionenterprise5398]

Only the ballast would have been moved. And the train wight possibly need someone to go at the front with a tiny little paintbrush.

[@misterflibble9799]

I doubt it cost the BBC anything. The BBC probably only paid for the TV part of the video; the staging and clear-up was probably paid for by Network Rail. Given how much "real" incidents like this cost, they probably considered it good value as a means of discouraging future incidents. They probably did it on a section of track that was due to be re-ballasted anyway.

[@Dalrae]

What makes it a magnitude more dangerous is that the Espace wasn't wearing a high visibility jacket either.

[@benkirkbride1997]

Obviously the snail died because he wasn't wearing a safety jacket.

[@evelkidnievel]

This is the kinda of entertainment we expect & deserve! for 1.5m per episode haha - Bravo!

[@evilfangs]

For a good laugh, scroll through the comments of people asking how a high vis jacket will help.

[@DothFrmBBL]

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[@aaronmars2208]

3:06 imagine that being the last thing you see😨

[@nobodyneedstoknow.7308]

Oof

[@gwr_autotank1529]

Insert Thomas outro theme

[@cp_sphinx]

Beware the jokes coming about cubes, planes and Voldemort

[@KennieFitz]

It's a damned shame someone let Voldemort run an airport. And he wasn't even wearing a high visibility jacket! Shame.

[@Rocketman1105]

Kendra Fitzpatrick Oh. Now I see why Dan sent us here.

[@lolololololololololololxdx5771]

poor train did that mean car hurt you

[@The_Wildfish_]

The thing is, the train wasn't damaged In the slightest The car on the other hand, well, you won't be driving that any time soon

[@deadlybombproductions426]

Joe Dohn and a bit of spit just to get extra gluey-ness

[@user-kn4ce8mw4k]

TOTAL IDIOT,Transport and cars do not talk.

[@user-kn4ce8mw4k]

total idiot Joe.

[@IceFive5]

Ala Makota have y.....ou ever heard of....u ...mm Sarcasm?

[@STAG162]

1:16 Mr Bean will be so disappointed he didn't get to topple the Reliant.

[@Guy.B]

If that Reliant rolled, my life would be complete.

[@lightskin._.baddie0328]

this is exactly how my friend Logan died💔he was rushing to get to work and worrying about being late ... there was no way he would've survived. the train was moving 65 full of frright too... i believe and took 500 yards to stop... im glad hes in a better place but i wish he didnt have to go so soon idk how to feel im so upset and angry i wish he would've waited i cant imagine what he looked like when they found him oh God im so sick to my stomach.... im in disbelief still. he died right by his work trying to hurry thinking he would make it. i miss him sm he deserves better... this is so unfair💔 i love him so much n miss him he made me so happy sometimes n laugh all the time. he died in his gmc red yukon he loved that suv fr... we wouldve graduated the same day:( rest in forever peace Logan I love you so much you went way too soon im praying he went instantly and not in any pain💔 1-26-04/5-15-23......

[@ph11p3540]

I find it impossible for a person not to hear a 210 Db triple note locomotive klaxon that can be heard for a whole mile. Nothing like getting hit with a massive steel knuckle attached to a 600 ton locomotive.

[@redholm]

Yet people keep getting hit by trains with em.

[@redholm]

John Nicodemus indeed

[@ph11p3540]

John Nicodemus Because they are drunk Alberta farmers.

[@samr1321]

Phillip Mulligan Trust me, in UK modern trains are silent. It is impossible to hear them from inside the car.

[@cpufreak101]

Phillip Mulligan my uncle used to scare guests by parking on a train line and locking the doors and shutting off the engine, he waits until the train blows its horn before he restarted it and got off the tracks

[@itssDrake]

Everyone for your concern about the snail and car is that no snails or other animals were harmed in the process of making this video the snail was on other track enjoying his/her life.But sadly the van wss harmed and did not make it during the process of video... Youre welcome for the info.. Have a great day!! Edit:Also train did have damage but minor not major the train is ok 👌...

[@lukeslocomotives8521]

The locomotive was also scrapped afterwards lol

[@itssDrake]

@@lukeslocomotives8521 lol

[@blazeclarke]

2:17 did the camera man stifle a laugh there?

[@blazeclarke]

***** sounded like he tried not to laugh. Covered it up. I heard it

[@jeremycosham3064]

It could be "Markson's" high-vis clothes rubbing against each other...

[@ManuLeach]

Good catch

[@welshwolfie8806]

That exhale, lol

[@bigmanbazzaaa]

Yeah I hear a wheeze lmao

[@sumvs5992]

This documentary is actually mostly accurate, my grandad routinely speeds even when not in a rush.

[@EchoesDistant]

Speeding is one thing. Being stupid is another.

[@leopold7562]

@Sumvs Grandson?

[@StofStuiver]

Its not accurate. Ofc there will be a segment of people that lack insight/awareness as they are deteriorating. You can put an arbitrary line there. Maybe its 80. Maybe its 85. Maybe its 75. The segment from that age will be prone to most accidents of any agegroup. However, the segment 18-25 is the next highest and always will be, no matter which highest old age group you take. Thats why insurance cmpanies charge those most of all.

[@MrJb713]

So a jacket is gonna save me from getting crushed by a train?

[@martinivanovski3714]

The conductor is going to see you and say: Ahhhhh!!! It's Satan!!! Stop the bloody train! xD

[@imaboostedanimal2774]

if that train ran into a nokia 3310 it would explode. the train, that is.

[@zynifi]

no just no the nokia is just flying into pieces

[@mylolliepop12]

WHOOSH! What was that? That was the joke flying right over your head!

[@cmplord1657]

im laughing at the inability of some people in here to not understand Jeremy's sarcasm about wearing a high vis jacket...

[@GloryHoleBased]

he is wearing 2. you know...extra safety.

[@scalemodelingltd]

That Espace would make a pretty decent snow plough.

[@thesteamycreamofdualjabbar6486]

Still more exciting than looking after an airport...

[@TheRedParallel]

Now I can stand on the train tracks and survive if I wear a high visibility jacket. Yay!

[@masagudu8046]

Does anyone realise that this is one of the only a few times that Clarkson is serious on tv

[@robertohaubold752]

The man's wearing 2 hard hats 🤣

[@edh8900]

Semi serious

[@mokonono5903]

@@robertohaubold752 For jeremy? That's pretty damn serious.

[@nottmjas]

Have you seen his documentaries on the Victoria Cross and the raid on St. Nazaire in 1942 - both are here on KZbin.

[@G31M1]

I think I understand now why it's impossible to stop the train in GTA V.

[@LS-Moto]

0:23 "When was the last time you heard of a young person, driving the wrong way down a motorway? Never" ...says a Brit

[@ThatBritishGuy26]

When an American come to England and is like why is everyone driving on the wrong side of the road.

[@danielc3281]

***** what about when the brits or australiens come over to America it is the same feeling so don't complain

[@PicnickProductions]

***** That sentence does not make sense. There should be a comma at the end, then more words.

[@doornik1142]

I see what you did there.

[@AndreasH2202]

@@startrekwarsmixguy Driving on the right side has a lot of benefits. For example are most people (even in england) right handed. That means its easier for them To switch gears with their right hand or using the Navigation-System or Radio. Furthermore you are better at guessing distances on your right side as a right-handed Person.That means you can get closer to the right side of the road without leaving it than on the left lane. Even putting your Seatbelt on is faster if you sit on the left. Producing Cars with steering wheel on the left is cheaper as they sell much better around the globe There are some minor or bigger advantages in driving on the right road as a right handed Person. As 9 out of 10 people are right handed it would be better to switch. In addition the entire world has right road traffic. Why would you still stick on left road traffic?

[@Astrophysix1]

3:00 "If You Drove Like That On The Public Road You'd Deserve To Be Called A Maniac!"

[@BradburyNO]

I don't understand what Jeremy is talking about at 0:23. EVERYBODY is driving the wrong way!

[@billisterio]

4:23 that was smooth!

[@Megadriver]

Hammond: What was that?! We asked you to do a safety video on level crossings! What kind of an idiot watches a car get hit by a train and then jumps up and down yelling "That's toast!"

[@LynnDavidNewton]

As an American I had to laugh at the irony when he said, standing on a highway overpass, very near the beginning something like, "When was the last time you heard of a young person driving down the wrong side of the road?" and seeing behind him a stream of traffic going down the *left* side of the road. Some of us have never yet personally experienced traffic where drivers are required to drive on the left. And no matter how often I see it in movies or on TV, it still just looks *wrong* to me! :-)

[@EllieKennard]

And what a very bizarre report! I can tell that we have lived away from the UK for too long, as I was completely mystified by it. I am not a Brit, so I hope I can be excused for my confusion over this. :-) Although I learned to drive in the UK I lived in RHD countries too long to find that a normal direction, so I am with you on this one Lynn. Lynn David Newton

[@alangauld6079]

The thing to remember. Top Gear is to driving as Dave Barry is to academic research... More Monty Python than Scientific American.

[@LynnDavidNewton]

Alan Gauld I didn't know that. I took it seriously.

[@CptMorganHD]

Top Gear nailed it again! ^^

[@JakeLikesTech]

Lmao, it turned the train into a bulldozer with all the gravel it's moving.

[@THISISFLAMINGDWAGON]

2:44 RIP SNAIL

[@nickmotsarsky4382]

Snail didn't die

[@AgentG1991]

THISISFLAMINGDWAGON but what if snail is not kill?

[@THISISFLAMINGDWAGON]

AgentG1991 Than illuminati confirmed

[@Regmou5]

THISISFLAMINGDWAGON rip in peperoniss

[@skye1355]

THISISFLAMINGDWAGON Schrödinger Snail

[@YokubouTenshi]

What if I told you they put that snail on the rail just so they can get that shot

[@srikantprabhaker6832]

ahd movi axaykar

[@Intech36]

That is just terrifying.

[@jokeinsurance]

If you think that is terrifying, then you have not seen my hairy ass!

[@newdefsys]

jokeinsurance That's what razors are for.

[@iTechy21]

newdefsys Or hair removal cream

[@odrithingamajig]

This is by far the best driving safety message I have ever seen

[@stephen10.]

just note that this renault espace ( 1998 model serie ) is not cut in 2 parts ! it 's solid

[@stephen10.]

what a sucess for my comment !

[@rockinchimp]

It will buff out.

[@animespeeddrawing]

fun fact; gavin free was on set filming the slow motion

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

Niall Redmond hopefully he wasn't or he would have cocked everything up

[@thomasmason3122]

Yeah he was you can see him at 2:25 on the far left

[@fvckarte]

It's easy to spot him with that nose

[@BillGraper]

So you're saying a high visibility jacket would've prevented these crashes? That's good to know. From now on, I'm going to make sure I'm always wearing one while driving.

[@kingcatlxix4573]

Just a spot of polish and elbow grease and the scratch will be out in no time...

[@Circenn]

Wahoo! Just a thin high visibility outerwear will prevent me from being smashed by a train. Challenge accepted!

[@prettybadusername]

Some people don't get a joke...

[@engines-empires]

“Sir Robert Markson”

[@David_F97]

So it's ok to run red lights of your wearing an orange neon coat?

[@MeroDN]

David Friggy yes

[@MeroDN]

MeroDN Do this at your own risk though

[@fionngijsemans4475]

David Friggy of course you big idiot! :P

[@arasgameplay8227]

I dont think so

[@caitthenerd7470]

+David Friggy Health and safety say that as long as you are wearing a hi-vis and hard hat, you are immortal!

[@weterman4320]

thanks, i will now never try to beat a train without wearing my highly reflective jacket.

[@DankosDIY]

so every time i come up to the crossing. i should stop put my reflective jacket on, drive through the crossing, stop take it of, and drive off right? HUE HUE HUE. :D

[@jonathanrichard6881]

I have 20 yrs. as a Safety Professional. I would suggest getting out of the Car and Safely running away from the Drivers side going opposite direction of the Train. NEVER EVER run in the Direction with the Train. As you see in the Video even if you get out of the Car the Impact of the CAR and TRAIN could KILL YOU. Possibly Dragging You down the Track. Stay Alert, Never Cross Guard Rails when Down, And ALWAYS Run Opposite Direction of any Impact if possible. Stay Safe and GOD Bless