How Road Barriers Stopped Killing Drivers

[@Lam]

UPDATE: March 28th, 2022 I launched two videos since with the same deep dive on how engineering has changed over time. One is on tires: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWrEiWOspM2AlZo and the other is on dental fillings and how they stay in your teeth kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6DCaaqKZdBmaa8 If you enjoyed this video I think you'll like them.

[@fexbd]

Noice

[@tinymetaltrees]

Hey, you might actually see this if I respond to your recent comment. I want you to know that I am blocking your channel to remove this video from my recommended feed. I have selected “uninterested” at least 1,000 times over the past year but it is there all the time. I only post this because you may see this reflected in your analytics and not understand. I may not be the only one this has happened to. KZbin is (probably accidentally) harassing me with your video. The only method provided to stop this is blocking your entire channel. Nothing personal or even professional so I thought it only fair to tell you. I’m not here to agrue, just inform. I have notifications shut off so I won’t even know if you respond. Millions of hours of video but YT insists on pestering me with this 15 minutes. No.

[@Sassafrassassassa]

I am the opposite of the guy above me lolol. I'm so glad KZbin suggested me your videos! I absolutely LOVE this style of video, and I appreciate how much work goes into each of these! you deserve so many more subs, heres +1.

[@cactiguide]

Please continue to make this type of video. I enjoy watching them

[@louisemassie]

Love your channel, happy to have discovered it 😀

[@MarkRober]

Only 2 mins in and I already love where this is headed.

[@Lam]

A wild Mark Rober appears! Literally the first comment I saw waking up. Made my morning! I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for being an inspiration to me, to help me dream bigger and create better things.

[@FBI_mody]

You brought me here

[@rysha101]

When this was posted on Reddit I immediately thought of you, lmao.

[@Unknown_9645]

Henlo mark

[@SonOfThor69]

This was truly and awesome educational video, even Mark approves!

[@tristanbach4421]

The whole time I'm watching this, I'm thinking, "Oof, if I hit a barrier, I wanna hit THAT one, not _that_ one."

[@TheMangazixy]

Same XD

[@ivanbullykov3442]

Still not hitting any of them is the best decision to make

[@tristanbach4421]

@@ivanbullykov3442 Oh, really?? I never thought of that! Thanks!

[@ivanbullykov3442]

@@tristanbach4421 you’re welcome

[@ParakeetGod]

same

[@fededevi1985]

engineers in the 70: Let's put jumps at the end of barriers, sounds fun.

[@canadude6401]

we have the show Dukes of Hazzard to thank for that!

[@Bradyn08]

Nice grammar

[@moochoopr9551]

I SAY JUMP

[@josephhwang1428]

Hahaha

[@seannemo8076]

YEEEEEE HAAAAAW!!!!!

[@rachelmarieschmidt9500]

I am entirely humbled a long line of people I'll never know have worked to secure my life and limb; we whinge about so many small ways we feel society fails us, but are unaware of the design, work, and policies that may have served us without our knowing. Thank you Andrew for a very educational video.

[@Moondog911]

you are a good person

[@edenassos]

Every second a road is unable to be used = huge amounts of losses for logistics and industries so you're not what the government cares about.

[@coleeto2]

@@edenassos if the governments in NA truly cared for your safety, the drivers license process would reflect that of countries with lower crash rates.

[@ArchangelExile]

Whinge

[@itstoasty7089]

Similar to how we underestimate and overlook how God created the universe. Interesting how our bodies are designed to do many things you never even knew about for example.

[@blenderguru]

Loved this. Well researched, entertaining and educational. Subscribed.

[@EddieSpaghetti07]

Blender Guru hey sexy thing hru ? 😘

[@Netherexio]

This is such a random place to see you again, wth?

[@pineappleboi27]

Wow, didn't expect to see you here😂

[@LunaSoteira1]

do nut

[@JorgeCrypto]

But did u donate?

[@mattkiefs]

Important note: 'phased out' means 'no longer approved for installation' not that they were all ripped out and replaced. Still plenty of older installations out there that aren't up to code anymore still spearing and slicing people.

[@takeit1229]

Yeah I've definitely seen those types of barriers on the roads.

[@barryallen5507]

Correct. Its important to be able to spot the which is which, it might save your life.

[@colemarie9262]

Yep, I have a friend who got a piece of guardrail through her chin and jaw in an accident. Luckily lived with just a scar. (Edit- and I'm not yet thirty, so this wasn't like ye olden times either)

[@Dragon_breeder]

@@barryallen5507 so you would know where you can crash safely? That's dumb, all crashes are accidents, you can't pick where nor into what you crash into, because it happens too fast to react 99% of the time.

[@barryallen5507]

@@Dragon_breeder all crashes are not accidents and it is often still possible to control the vehicle to a moderate degree during partial loss of control. When I was 19, I hydroplaned on the highway at 70mph in a curve in the rain, the water was too deep because of welling and my tire tread was too thin because I young and broke, I was on a direct collision path with a Grove of trees that would have very likely resulted in my death, so I chose to actively counter steer (a tactic used in rally racing to control the forward direction of the vehicle moving at a high rate of speed on terrain with low traction) and allowed my vehicle to engine brake instead of using my brakes because that would have locked up my wheels and resulted in complete loss of control. I am alive today because of my ability to drive and the choices in made during that crash. Instead of veering off to the right of the road and continuing straight into the trees with only a seatbelt to 'save' me (more like kill me, check vehicle crash stats and impact of seatbelts during collisions over 40mph for context), I guided the vehicle back to the left leaning curve and hit the wire guard rail. Initial impact with the railing ripped my entire left front suspension out of the vehicle, causing my brakes to fail and leaving me with only one wheel to steer and a cable pull hand brake that controlled the rear wheels. I spun out and continued to redirect the vehicle towards the rail to the left side instead of the hill to the right side. I hit all four corners of the vehicle on the rail and did 2.5 full spins, after which point I had slowed down and dissipated enough energy that I managed to straighten out the vehicle even with one wheel and used my handbrake to stop just on the right edge of the road. We're not all old or slow like you I guess. You can work on your reaction times through practice. If the only thing you know how to do in a car is travel in a straight line, you are certainly doomed in the event you lose control. There are advanced driving classes you can take to further expand your ability to mitigate danger in a loss of control event, like sliding on ice or hydroplaning or spinning out, I'd recommend you attend at least one. The only way that you cannot pick where you crash is if you have total loss of traction (rare occurence), your vehicle systems fail due to damage (possible, but unlikely), or you are suffering from a medical emergency. "That's dumb" personal experience and the entire racing industry begs to differ.

[@christopherg.9954]

As a truck driver, this is something I've always wondered about, seeing so many bad accidents with barriers. Thanks for taking the time to research the subject and for making this video.

[@Lam]

You're welcome! Glad you're better informed!

[@gregjames2684]

A driver also , Dittos !

[@MrWolfSnack]

As a truck driver you need to worry about the 3rd world migrants with no driving license or green card behind the wheel of a 50,000 lb semi when they cannot even read english or know the road laws.

[@edwardkane3237]

As a guy that works for my states DOT I can say you put together a very informative video. I deal with all this on a daily basis and it’s great to see someone so well informed and educating the public.

[@samanthadelahunt3698]

I'm genuinely curious, so I'm sorry if this sounds rude, I just want to know more. Guardrail guy is a guy on KZbin that makes videos of him walking around roads and showing every guardrail that's not installed correctly because his daughter was killed by an incorrectly installed guardrail. Is that actually an issue with the guardrails where if every bolt isn't put into the exact place it goes, can it actually kill someone? Because I feel like if that's true, wouldn't DOTs be making sure everyone knew how to install one before letting them go do it for real? Or wouldn't they have made some other regulation to prevent it?

[@mikes333]

Restorable unit engineer's thinking process: "Just 5 more crashes and this baby will literally start saving us money!"

[@wicq2586]

Omg guys, you better start crashing here or I’ll have to do it myself

[@PunakiviAddikti]

It might sound weird, but you can always count on human stupidity. Crashes are going to keep happening, because idiots are given the wheel. This doesn't mean that everybody involved in an accident are idiots, no. What I mean is that in every crash, excluding some very specific circumstances like mechanical failure, an idiot is the cause.

[@yokowan]

@@PunakiviAddikti human error ≠ idiocy. every once in a while, everyone is bound to have a shitty day where they're gonna have trouble paying attention to the road but need to make a commute regardless.

[@PunakiviAddikti]

@@yokowan I know, I understand human error. But I have seen and heard some genuine idiots behind the wheel. Think Karen T-bones another car because "she's too important to stop at a red light".

[@yokowan]

@@PunakiviAddikti those people exist but they're rare. I've run a fair share of red lights myself but never on purpose. it's unfair to say it's one in almost every crash

[@simpleman4037]

Today's engineers: "We need to reduce the impact force" 70s engineers: YEET!

[@andresacosta5318]

“Make it a ramp so if the crash they dont fuck up our nice wall”

[@blackburngaming8345]

lol

[@Blackw1ng]

"Aye if someones gonna die, might as well make it a show*"

[@mikaschmidt2110]

@@andresacosta5318 lol

[@artic8516]

tbf makes crashes way cooler for ppl to post on social media, would be a blessing for society since they dont give a fuck anymore and just film u dying anyway

[@yourhandlehere1]

"with enough crashes, restorable units save money" YO! We need some moah crashes ovah heah! Joey, go hit dat barrier a few times.

[@walidfakhfakh3660]

Going to the emergency flasher Bailando to Mexico

[@dustindelong1157]

thanks for the laugh lol

[@stevelaminack1516]

That is like saying I need my house robbed more often so my insurance cost per. robbery will be less.

[@flippyflip7213]

Y'now, I don't trust joey.

[@marthinluther7350]

While safety measures have increased survivability of accidents, the root cause of accidents have spread unchecked in recent yrs. In Ca, Latino drivers cause a disproportionate % of DUIs, hit and runs, distracted driving. Disregard for common decency, the safety of other motorists; and, even traffic law, run rampantly amok among Calif Latinos. It'd be great if you could help shed some light on this censored topic to prompt proper public discourse and overdue action to address this taboo issue.

[@adriantcullysover4640]

I now pay more attention at the barriers around my city. This is knowledgeable and entertaining. Thank you Andrew!

[@DeSinc]

this was a REALLY cool video, I'm glad you made it. I've always been interested in how crazy effective those cable barriers were when they were new. it's cool to have all this crash safety research served up to me like this. and I only just noticed this seems to be your entry into this style of video? holy crap what an intro, I really thought you were just another one of those 10 million subscriber info channels.

[@Lam]

Thanks a bunch! To produce this video took a ton of research, building new skills, the belief I could do it plus an amazing community of people who gave me incredibly great feedback to get it to this point. It was so terrible and it took painful revision after revision to get it to this point. Even now I recognize there's so much more I could do but I just had to put it out to the world and see what the reaction was.

[@maggnet4829]

@@Lam Know that your work is much appreciated. Thanks!

[@Cam-yy5cd]

If everyone learned to accelerated reverse bhop everywhere rather than using cars it'd lead to much safer roads...

[@madmike0064]

DeSinc just wants to know which crumple zone would be best when he slams into it from a reverse accelerated bhop.

[@veramae4098]

Since its your intro and thus a chance to learn -- I REALLY wanted to read the deaths per (something) per year but could not make it out. Deaths per million people, so 25,000 deaths in 1920? Or deaths per million cars? The new MASH guardrails image had type that was worse. Finally (I'm going to stop complaining after this one and just watch) the next was "...this compares two studies ..." which was ENTIRELY illegible. Why bother? Why frustrate us? One of my petty persistent complaint with YT is that the text is often too small to read ... unless I lean forward and peer, or pull the screen closer. I'm not even counting the number of times I've tried enlarging the screen. I tried googling: type script size per screen size but I didn't understand the results. Maybe you will. If you must use small print maybe you should read it aloud as well. "This chart show ..." Thanks for a good video. Oh. Recently a woman was subject to a PIT maneuver and her car rolled over. www.khou.com/article/news/nation-world/pregnant-woman-car-flipped-pit-maneuver-arkansas/91-0f48c495-f124-44bb-af4e-437014f5a97f The police officer who had his lights on was trying to pull her over for speeding. She slowed and put her hazards lights on, looking for a safe place to pull over. He wasn't happy and used a PIT. The road was under construction and had barriers on both sides, I think they were what you call "F" shapes. The officer thought she should have stopped anyhow. Maybe there should be signs up saying "No room for shoulder stop." to make it clear to everyone. Now she's suing the officer and the force. Oh, and Arkansas police killed 3 people this year so far using PIT.

[@jadelilly420]

Those cable barriers saved mine and my kids' lives. I lost control of my car during and unexpected snow storm and hit one doing about 60. Totaled my car but we walked away shaken but mostly unscathed. I thank the stars for engineers, we wouldn't be here without them!

[@user-ut9ln4vd5m]

That’s a good ending, but I hope no one goes 60 mph in a snowstorm anymore

[@georgewashingtonthe184th6]

@@Avathreyn dude the fuck?

[@federicoalcantara4796]

@@user-ut9ln4vd5m could also be 60 km/h which is about 37 mph

[@meepmeep9943]

Judging by replies I’m sure this David fellow is just swell at parties. In all actuality, it’s a relief no one was hurt in your situation. I have a higher appreciation for road barriers now thanks to both the video and this comment!

[@defeqel6537]

@@federicoalcantara4796 even 60km/h can be a lot in a snowstorm, especially if you don't have winter tires, or do have a driver who is inexperienced with driving in slippery snow. Heck, some rainstorms should slow you down way below that too.

[@PublishX]

Wow your channel will blow up. Seriously high quality content. I loved it

[@thedeadexpert518]

All he needs to do, is to make more videos like this.

[@mazafuzle]

Thank you

[@jomama468]

Ikr

[@999knives]

Yeah I watched 2 minutes of this and immediately subbed

[@Lam]

Thanks! I hope so too. Great job with your channel, I love learning about new categories of KZbin. Keep up the great work yourself!

[@cedrickraynak8891]

This was so interesting and fun to watch. Ever time I’m driving I think of what would happen if I or someone crashed into a barrier. I’ve always thought that it would spear me, make me go airborne, or wondered if it will even stop me from going into oncoming traffic. Clearly after watching this video the technology and testing involved is way more vigorous than I ever thought. Great video!

[@BudionoSukses]

wow awesome! very rare! high quality content that takes a lot of effort to create

[@agepatterson]

Thanks for the warning that this quality is rare. I was nearly about to subscribe.

[@werkhaye]

@@agepatterson he means by rare, that is not very abundant on this platform (or any other platform for that matter) - if it was a joke don't r/woosh me i am currently using 10% of my brain after exams :p

[@heheboi6693]

Weh ada si Abang disini😂

[@rustyshackleford2022]

Where?

[@jabalahkhaldun3467]

@@werkhaye fuck reddit just don’t even mention it, the joke is so dead and it was never funny. if anyone r/WOOSHES u it doesn’t matter as it’s just childish, they are a waste of air and bytes on the internet.

[@itzexployt9653]

I never knew learning about road barriers could be so interesting

[@prestonlo3937]

ikr

[@Ididathing]

Great video! Should definitely make more videos like this!

[@tikeyike]

I know that magpie from a mile away

[@Shrek_Has_Covid19]

i did a thing make a rocket powered road legal car and make it drive into a concrete barrier at 350mph

[@oceanman7868]

oh god...

[@ChickentNug]

you should make a vid of making your own(more effective) crash barriers

[@iin.ko_]

it's the magpie

[@Rosspal14]

Always good to be reminded of the constant drive for improvement that happens behind the scenes

[@codyhufstetler643]

I remember in college, in our first actual engineering course, they had us do some problems about this exact topic to drive home how deadly serious engineering can be, and the hard decisions engineers sometimes have to make. If you're making the decision whether to install guardrails, you don't have infinite money. If we want to make calculated informed decisions about where and when to install guardrails, you will eventually need to solve for x, where x is the value of a human life. As much as we'd like to think a human life is infinitely valuable, that would make it impossible to determine when and where to spend on safety improvements instead of, say, improving the roads, providing public libraries, or delivering mail. So there must be a number. Who decides x? Hopefully it's never me.

[@Pao234_]

Read this just Andrew showed the table that included the estimated monetary value of a life

[@frankcastle1216]

I remember in the 80's, I was probably around 8 yrs old at the time, meeting a guy that had part of a wooden (I believe) guard rail stuck inside of him from a car wreck that they couldn't remove for fear it would kill him.

[@garden0fstone736]

I’ll do it

[@BlastinRope]

A doctor makes a mistake, one person dies. An engineer makes a mistake, potentially hundreds or thousands will die.

[@smlgd]

If we can say the Carnage Alley barriers were only installed due to the media exposure and lobbying, think that that same money could maybe have been used to make barriers in busier areas where it would save more lives overall.

[@Dankwheelie]

This was such a cool video, thanks for posting!

[@deltaunderscore_]

Wassup check mark

[@justinsniffen9491]

Oh hey @dankwheelie whatcha doing up in heuhhh

[@sethvansmith]

Legend

[@dylancantu2901]

Hi

[@officalsauceboii2172]

@@justinsniffen9491 heuhh??

[@holgergoertz9869]

Today’s engineers: “we need to reduce impact force” 70s engineers: “hehe car go bye bye”

[@couriersix8294]

70s engineer drinking a beer: *looks at freind* hey bob would u rather be impaled or flung into space

[@knuten040]

Hehe car go YEET

[@johnvanalstine9645]

70s engineer: (in Beavis and Butthead style) "Cool! Yeah yeah!"

[@SpecterNeverSpectator]

Hey they were trying!

[@demonwing9431]

@@SpecterNeverSpectator sh

[@ichan23]

This was surprisingly way more informative and enjoyable than I thought. Kudos to you, Andrew. Keep up the good work!

[@FindMeInsanity]

I never knew this much thought was put into designing guard rails. Mind: blown

[@Tycy2014]

this much thought is put into toilet paper.

[@billzardus95]

@@Tycy2014 You too ? Some times I can't remember which hand to use either.

[@DrPepperZZZ]

Nasa has a 60 page guide on how to splice 2 wires together.

[@aardvarkbiscuit2677]

I once saw them installing them and they were using this massive piledriver to put the uprights into the ground. Those upright supports go so deep it's amazing. Here where I live they have tried to extend protection to ground level to protect motorcyclists as the upright can tear a human practically in half if hit the right way by a sliding human.

[@4skrtz30]

im a layman so how bout a net

[@DiverseMentality]

This was very well done and very interesting throughout the whole video. Information like this is definitely something you can appreciate when it comes to the everyday roads we're driving. Shout out to you for this video and shout out to our great engineers.

[@Lam]

Thanks! I just realized hip hop explainer channels were a thing. Awesome stuff!

[@ScubaShark--8964]

@@Lam First time coming to this amazing channel and is already so interested-!! Also very informative-!!

[@4TheRecord]

"head slap" sounds so innocent for instant death.

[@kolby4078]

I vote we change it to "head splat"

[@marcustulliuscicero9512]

*Slaps top of head "This baby can fit so much brain damage in it."

[@Sabreeshuh]

I watched someones head slap through the glass after the car we were in hit a barrier- we all lived.

[@tubasil8786]

@@Sabreeshuh that person is both extremely lucky and unlucky

[@Neojhun]

@@kolby4078 Massive understatement. Head splat is way more accurate.

[@MEMEMEMEMELOL]

Thank you for posting this. im always worried about my family members dying in car crashes to the point of panic. You helped me a lot get over that by making this video. I didn't know this stuff.

[@Lam]

Glad to hear! Helped me with my own anxiety too!

[@AuthenTech]

Very impressive video, great work 👏

[@Lam]

Thanks Ben!

[@iamdrown9292]

I literally have no idea who you are but i agree

[@chickengoals1006]

ok

[@sportsfanatic7266]

I had no idea the “wasted” land between and beside highway roads was called a clear zone or that it’s specifically designed to save drivers. I just assumed it was “extra land” in case they decided to add another lane at another time.

[@featheryfemme]

Yeah, lol. I just thought it was land to separate the lanes.

[@hoobidibahbidibah8119]

If you've ever driven in an area where a snowstorm is happening, you're likely to see at least a few cars that have slid into those clear zones.

[@Dani-it5sy]

@@featheryfemme Which is called a clear zone. An area to separate the lanes. For safety reasons and so on 😉

[@carnbyarst670]

It probably is. In the UK the hard shoulder where you can stop if you breakdown. Now in the Wisdom of some highway agency it is being gradually converted to an extra lane. Now it's breakdowns that are killing people...

[@PaulFisher]

I assume in many cases it’s a combination of both, with the median being in some cases wide enough to add another lane or two with a safe clear zone, or in others with an eye towards replacing the earthen median with a fixed (probably concrete) barrier, depending upon predictions of future traffic.

[@WinterCrafter]

"reduces car damage" Every Car insurance company ever: Yep still can't be fixed you'll need a new car.

[@georgesgranger6362]

Insurance companies hate paying to fix cars

[@petuniasevan]

But they're not telling this to your next of kin......so there's that.

[@zanechristiansen]

@@georgesgranger6362 and shops hate working on destroyed cars that are not being paid out the ass for, honestly that's the biggest thing I think, like having a new car with a warranty, you'll be the first one in and the last one out because every other customer is paying, you're not

[@georgesgranger6362]

@@zanechristiansen honestly, fact. We work with Insurance and warranty cars and let me tell you. Some cars people want you to fix for half the estimate as if your life style isnt worth a damn

[@zanechristiansen]

@@georgesgranger6362 exactly I saw a video somewhere basically saying that, in the end it seems worth it to just "total" it and put a down payment on something else, unfortunately

[@chaschuky999]

This video is really excellent, every time I see a concrete barrier for the past two years, I think of this. Truly a fascinating look at something that blends into the backround.

[@tunnelvision2day]

I had no clue there was so much engineering into a "jersey barrier".. Man such a cool video..

[@alexduke5402]

I thought Jersey's were concrete and metal was a guard rail

[@padkirsch]

Right? Very cool engineering! Now we should put those wise minds to work discovering better ways to get energy without hurting the earth. And ways of being more efficient. Doing more with less and also reusing and not wasting things. 🌿👍✅

[@jb888888888]

I'm suddenly remembering something I think I learned in driver ed circa 1983, to the effect of guard rails are deadly. They're there to protect the road and other traffic from the crash, not the people in the crashed vehicle. I hadn't explicitly thought about that since high school, but I shouldn't be surprised to learn that engineers have worked on them and gotten better and better over the course of time.

[@McStruggles]

Lmfao so basically they said "Sounds like a you problem if you hit a guard rail"

[@georgehill3087]

So basically it was "don't be stupid and drive responsibly", to the now "some people are too stupid and can't be trusted to drive responsibly, we engineers need to invent stuff to save them".

[@cowmann3555]

​@@georgehill3087 i mean most people dont intend to hit them

[@davidaugustofc2574]

​@@georgehill3087that's the point of engineering, making things and keeping people safe, teachers and parents aren't doing their job.

[@Aztekaspia]

@@georgehill3087 Well, that's basically what happens when you can't be a functional adult in your country without having to own and actively use a car, can't go grocery shopping (in a realistic timetable), can't conmute, can't visit places between some kilometers apart, heck, you can't even go to the mart without owning a car, of course there's people who shouldn't be driving, but the design of the cities forces them to.

[@PKDoesStuff]

This was so cool. My dad was an engineer working on crash barriers in the 80's and 90's, and I went to a few crash tests as a kid. Unfortunately he passed away in the late 90's, so I never got to see his work as an adult, but then when you showed the first collapsible barrier I went "Hey, that's Dad's company's logo!" He's got several patents from '86-'98 on things like changing from the rigid guardrail ends to collapsible ends, as well as the crash barrels you showed. It was really cool to see the kinds of things he was instrumental in changing!

[@freddywesly]

A collapsible barrier stopped me and my family from going off the edge off a cliff after we had hydroplaned at 50mph in heavy rain. It slowed us down enough that my dad was able to get control again and steer us back to the shoulder. Your dad's work saved us and will save many more lives to come. I'll give my thx to you so you can give it to him one day, if you believe in that. So thank you!

[@cyan_oxy6734]

@@freddywesly If anything your dad's driving nearly killed you. Driving that fast in heavy rain near a cliff sounds really reckless.

[@freddywesly]

@@cyan_oxy6734 not really. 50 is incredibly slow here in California for our freeways, and we were in the slow lane still getting honked at. Almost every freeway here is next to a sharp drop at some point. We just hit an unlucky patch of water going around a bend and hydroplaned. Even going 25 in a school zone, you can hydroplane. There's nothing you can do but wait it out

[@scientia_potentia_est]

@@cyan_oxy6734 Yeah rolling over puddles at highway speeds while turning will surely make you hydroplane. Especially in the US where everyone's going almost 1.5 times the speed limit, especially in inclement weather.

[@1bruce-]

@@freddywesly somehow every single time, a person who obviously doesnt drive replies something very dumb. im sorry that guy doesnt understand anything LMFAO

[@paigemcright8510]

This is so helpful. We have a hazard in my neighborhood that has resulted in 4 crashes this year. Last night's was fatal. Great to have this video to share with our city officials.

[@Gay_Priest]

Did it help?

[@shokodoll]

any updates?

[@Elross_]

​@@shokodoll there's been 16 more fatalities since then

[@graveyardspliff]

@@Elross_ 200 more

[@paigemcright8510]

Crazy driving is not a capital offense

[@anoldflame5595]

This feels like something we would watch in school and I love it.

[@devincollins3725]

especially since we actually want to watch it

[@fade_lord5402]

I'd love to watch this in school

[@robertshelton3796]

Government employees toil in obscurity to make every day life safer and more enjoyable and all they get is scorn and hate. I'm tired of it.

[@spookeyspookey.]

When the whole class finishes the test early

[@Michael_Turner]

I love how much engineering and research goes into these safety instruments. I assumed that highway barriers were there to protect against head-on collisions from accidental lane divergence. I didn't realize how much engineering went into the shape of the barrier in order to help dissipate impact forces, and kinetic energy; and to help contain rollovers, and vertical movement.

[@jacks3395]

But still the usa has the most dangerous roads of all western countries..!

[@Marshark50]

@@jacks3395 when trying to determine the most "dangerous roads" of countries there must be a lot of factors, not just guard rails and crash barriers. Number of vehicles, the weight of average vehicles, the expertise of drivers, age of drivers, the healthiness of drivers, length of roads, and location of roads (roads that go across mountainsides are more dangerous than highways due to the height and geographical factors), safety regulations, etc.

[@DSiren]

@@Marshark50 Wisconsin for example has a ton of drunk drivers because we're a generally drunk state.

[@unnainconnu9098]

@@jacks3395 Some say stroads play a role

[@meredithlevi]

As an Ironworker working on barrier rail on the interstate for miles at a time. A lot of work goes into keeping people safer on the road. It takes over 2 days just to put in the rebar to get a 150 ft stretch that traffic blows past in 1.2 seconds.Then it has to be formed and poured and stripped and polished… construction takes forever..

[@DougWedel-wj2jl]

Hi, I’m in Toronto. I just discovered your channel. I will look through your videos for more on road safety. Keep up the good work!

[@pinchikassandra]

11:12 was absolutely hilarious.. Someone , somewhere said " Yeah, this is a safe design. Gives them a fun ride before they die."

[@thorr18BEM]

I always figured the goal of some of these was to save multi million dollar bridges from damage rather than saving lives.

[@huberttargosz318]

@@jamieh7725 Uhm... well obviously yes. The guy u responded to said exactly that.

[@Xinyuuu7]

I thought I was the only one dying with that footage 🤣🤣🤣

[@Xinyuuu7]

I was so focused understanding all mechanics and all stuff, and suddenly there is a car flying as it was rocket league 🤣🤣

[@jamieh7725]

@@huberttargosz318 smh no need

[@abrr2000]

even as someone living in the UK, this was extremely interesting.

[@gsc01972]

Stop driving on the wrong side of the road!!

[@qade2128]

@@gsc01972 no u

[@beee5465]

@@tocopowerz3842 "this one is a violation"

[@jerknorris2483]

@@tocopowerz3842 lol great comeback

[@jerknorris2483]

Yo where's the relevants u.k still has guardrails ya lorry driving lorry sounds like a crap I'm taking a lorry

[@trayolphia5756]

7:14 here in Australia, motorcyclists nickname them “shredders” and/or “cheese graters”…cos you get clipped by a car on a bike and go into one of those barriers…you ain’t living to see your next birthday…

[@izperehoda]

Here in Russia, we call motorcyclists "bumper stickers"

[@trayolphia5756]

@@izperehoda my favourite was Stephen fry on Parkinson. You need a surgery…(look out window)…but it’s raining so shouldn’t be too long What do you mean Well you know our name for motorcyclists? DONORS

[@izperehoda]

@@trayolphia5756 ye we also use that term but not too much. Also we have a slang word "crunchies" for the sound of a motorcyclists cracking bones

[@FlorinArjocu]

@@trayolphia5756 In Romania we also call them organ donors.

[@parkjimin-standkb-62]

That's kinda funny although it shouldn't:(

[@elledotcom4437]

This video made me feel a little bit safer, thank you. I've always had anxiety in cars from a few accidents I've had, understanding how things work always helps me overcome my fears though

[@BCpov]

Great video. I think you found an interesting new direction for your channel.

[@Lam]

I hope so too! This has felt like pushing a boulder again and again up a hill but the result has been worth it. I'm sure you've faced similar challenges as you started to figure out what your channel would do.

[@kash.h]

@@Lam I subscribed hoping for more similar content. Good luck!

[@gcarsk]

@@Lam This is definitely a great direction to head with the channel. Hope to see more!

[@kittybuilderbunch7906]

Hey I know you

[@somethingelsehere8089]

Where worlds intersect - Mark Rober and BCpov both commenting on a video I liked. For anyone else reading this - BCpov has a great MTB channel - it is worth checking out.

[@cherriberri8373]

A well engineered guardrail saved my life when I got into a crash last year. Long story short I spun out briefly and slammed into the guardrail at 65-55mph and the airbags were broken on my old 2003 Taurus. I strongly believe the only reason I got through with legit just a few bruises and a very minor concussion+very very mild whiplash was a combo between my heavier car, the fact I didn't tense up, the modern guardrail, my properly adjusted headrest, and a newer seatbelt designed to slow you down slightly slower

[@Selmarya]

Yeah I drove into a guardrail with a catchment net over the top, that net bounced my SUV back onto the road and had almost no damage to the car body

[@graveyardspliff]

@@Selmarya I can’t tell if your trolling or not it’s funny imagining it in my head

[@sirepauly]

i think the not tensing up during an accident is a myth other than that glad youre ok

[@earth88_]

@@sirepauly im actually pretty sure its true, that's usually why drunk drivers usually survive crashes, because the alcohol slows their reaction time and relaxes their muscles

[@LunarLander31]

@@sirepauly it's true, I'm studying physics and we learn about stuff like this, softer surfaces slow down the impulse (how long you hit the surface for) and tensing muscles makes your arms stiffer which means if they hit something they are more likely to break instead of bruising only

[@laurasalo6160]

This video just reminds me that, when done right, absolutely any subject can be fascinating.

[@nicktw2386]

but why do things right in school?

[@laurasalo6160]

@@nicktw2386 lol you're talking to the wrong person, I enjoyed school. But I can appreciate what you're getting at. Some teachers are better than others for sure. Cheers :)

[@ognimaeb]

Thank you for sharing this video, it was very interesting to watch! I live in Europe, and seeing how similar and how different some of our approaches to road barriers are was fascinating. One thing I wish you had covered, at least superficially, is how these safety measures protect (or harm) motorcyclists, as they are far more vulnerable than car/truck drivers (motorbikes are more frequently used in Europe, so this seems to be a larger concern here, compared to North America).

[@gomezgomezian3236]

Research conducted in Europe (particularly Scandinavia) shows that the use of wire rope barriers basically sacrifices motorcyclists to save money for other road users. The worst type of crash is low angle of incidence, with one of two outcomes for the motorcyclist. If the motorcyclist is still on the bike at the point of impact with the wire rope barrier, they tend to roll along the top of the top cable, and suffer massive torso injuries from the tops of the support posts. If the motorcyclist has already separated from their bike before they strike the barrier, they tend to slide along under the bottom cable, until their head is separated by contact with a support post. In either case, a significantly higher fatality rate than just about any other barrier type. And for 'scale', 2018 stats show that 8% of American homes own a motorcycle. So not an insignificant number of citizens threatened by the barrier type choice.

[@faust82]

In 2006 cable barriers, aka "the egg slicers", were banned in Norway for this exact reason.

[@BlazerBrass]

I can hear my dad saying "well, you're not supposed to hit the barrier"

[@omarmunoz398]

😂

[@Randomfy]

True tho

[@kramnull8962]

Best way to avoid an accident is avoid the accident... So your dad had it right....

[@MAGAMAN]

@@kramnull8962 No such thing as an accident. They are all negligence on the part of someone.

[@jorge666]

@@MAGAMAN I never believe absolutes like that

[@StefanBacon]

Cable barriers look like they're designed to shred motorcyclists.

[@ValentineC137]

Looking at all the barriers, I dont think a motorcyclist would do well hitting any of them

[@lucaprinselaar]

@@ValentineC137 I would much rather hit a concrete barrier at a low angle than cables. At a high angle you're fucked either way.

[@krakenthrottle2199]

@@lucaprinselaar Yea I think my odds of Evel Knieveling up the side of a concrete barrier are better than my odds of coming out in one piece with a cable barrier. I was in an accident and hit a car that was making an illegal left in front of me once while I was going like 85kmph and came out with no broken bones so not really much difference between that and hitting concrete really.

[@CrusaderSports250]

When a motorcyclists hits a cable barrier whatever side the ambulance is determines which bits get picked up first, cable barriers may be cheap but they are very dangerous to motorcyclists.

[@gwyneddboom2579]

I’ve never seen them in Europe, so I think they might not be as good as concrete or guard rails.

[@TheMock5000]

Seems like all those 80s action movies where cars are flying through the air aren't unrealistic.

[@RadicalCaveman]

Action movies not realistic? It JUST CAN'T BE!!

[@summer-nm7dv]

bruh haha

[@terrifictomm]

Just like a car's gas tank doesn't explode when struck with a bullet. Or a lot of bullets. Or at all. Practically never. Like you can't break down an outside door with your shoulder or a kick. About the only thing realistic about action movies is how often people shooting at one another MISS. I used to get frustrated with how many bullets were wasted in action scenes (I still do). Then I learned that four New York City police officers had fired 41 bullets at the innocent and unarmed migrant Amadou Diallo in 1999, striking him just SEVEN times! This is why I choose a shotgun for home defense. Preferably one with at least a 24-round capacity. Accuracy Not Required.

[@Calebnelson24]

@@terrifictomm I agree with all your points, except the door one. You can kick down a door, just not with one swift kick, it takes multiple strong kicks

[@terrifictomm]

@@Calebnelson24 Perhaps. It depends on the the quality of the door. Seriously though. What's with emptying your handgun at hiding suspects in five seconds when they aren't even showing themselves? At least they don't throw their empty gun away anymore, like the used to in 50s and 60s westerns. That didn't make sense to me as a seven year old.

[@MAC0071234]

In one of the crash compilation videos, people were actually complaining about having a cable barrier that seem to have prevented a car at high speed going through to a clear zone between the opposite way highway road. People argued that it was dangerous in general (as you showed otherwise), but also dangerous in this case and that just having the car go into the clear zone would have given the car enough time and space to control the car instead of smashing it into the cable barrier. Another argument was for motobike riders and how it was basically a death sentence at good speed since it reduced the area of impact and thus could even cut through at high enough speeds.

[@elongatedshrew5902]

I'm honestly fascinated with how interesting and easy to learn you made it. High quality content makes any "boring" subject interesting and educational like you did here. Never noticed this much thought went into it, thanks for the knowledge and great video!

[@Torrath7411]

As a DoT worker I'd like to see you expand on the engineering of the truck mounted crash attenuators as well as their trailer mounted cousins. In my seven years of working on the roads I've been hit in crash trucks 3 times and have been on 8 different work crews that have been hit and in every instance everyone went home OK. Except the drunk guy that hit us at +85. He went to jail instead. Keep up the awesome work.

[@attilathenun]

When you said he went to jail somehow I breathed a sigh of relief. I imagine much worse. This also goes to show how safe modern vehicles are - being able to survive 85+ mph collision so that his ass can be put in jail.

[@jarrrr69]

yeah now as a DOT worker are you going out constantly repairing guardrails? because i see this one guy going around roasting you workers for not having them perfect all the time.

[@brianlanders8028]

Wow, 85+mph? It's a blessing he didn't kill any of your crew. I just hope he'll never drive again in his life.

[@brianlanders8028]

The thing I liked about Germany, when I was stationed there, is that if someone drives drunk or impaired and gets in an accident, they lose their driving privileges for life, which is the way it should be in the United States. No second chances for drunk, impaired, vehicle manslaughter, or even road rage.

[@mahart40]

@@jarrrr69 Steve eimers hasnt roasted my employer yet but i started a guardrail inspection program because of him

[@Snoop.Driftera]

The cable barrier is just like an string egg slicer for the bikers, i think. I saw them appeared in my city recently and that was the first thought that popped up in my mind when i first seen it.

[@MBG141]

I can attest to that. One of my coworkers at work lost both of his legs from those cable barriers last year from a motorcycle accident at around 40 mi/h.

[@ViniDamiani26]

@@MBG141 It will also not be a pleasant experience if you are on a Convertible, Casey Putsch goes really in depth on it on a video, and tells the story about some kid who got decapitated on a corvette, really fucking sad

[@TexasFire_Cross]

Vulnerable road users will always be ... vulnerable, whether it's wire, concrete, or whatever.

[@rockyfalldownstairs]

Yeah I was thinking, if the cable breaks the energy in that would be such an unbelievably powerful whip. Think I read something about a guy on the deck of an aircraft carrier losing a leg or two to broken cables they use to stop jets.

[@tedr.5978]

@@rockyfalldownstairs When a cable guide rail breaks, the wire whips away from the car that broke the wire. If cable guide rail is installed in the correct location (e.g. open median of rural roads) there is not likely to be anyone around to get hit by the broken wire.

[@faithhaight]

Where I live (not the US) the majority of guard rails still end with the spoon style or buried style.

[@amazingbollweevil]

I really appreciate how you took the time to find examples of these systems in the wild instead of just using clips.

[@rocketpig3086]

The algorithm has blessed me again. I learned so much!

[@itsmecrosby4723]

"Why road barriers stopped killing drivers" Me: "well it's their job not to"

[@DZ477]

Their job is to contain the car on the road.

[@o.v4069]

@ピーター anime sucks

[@JaBruv]

@@o.v4069 ???

[@Joe-42]

@@o.v4069 your mum doesn't love you?

[@artasky6093]

@@o.v4069 what?

[@mmogan78]

I'm a highway engineer with over 20 years of experience. Great job on this video. It has a lot of good information and explains MASH compliance well and why it's important. The historical progression of barriers also helps understand the topic and why it's so important. I've shared it with my group at work.

[@Built_IRL]

That MSKT is an incredible bit of engineering! I love seeing that kind of simple, outside-the-box design solution. Excellent work on the video! I'll never look at roadsides the same way now ;)

[@frankcastle1216]

Which is absolutely great! More drivers need to be aware of everything going on around them when they're driving!

[@icabobcrane]

Really interesting - however the cable barriers are hated by motorcycle riders as the cables can literally slice limbs off. Suggest a follow up covering impact on motorcycles and the crash barriers.

[@putinyoudown4603]

And also low cars, especially convertables

[@c3p0r2d2abc]

In Europe they call cable barriers meat grinders for that reason. Great for cars. Killers for bikers.

[@fynkozari9271]

He even mentioned the cost lol. Civilians are not gonna buy those things.

[@massimocole9689]

@@fynkozari9271 Civilians are not the only people that have to worry about cost, transportation departments do not have unlimited funding. Cheaper barriers means more currently unprotected roads can receive some protection.

[@dzed5579]

Just dont drive a motorcycle. Lol. If motorcyclists cared about safety, they wouldnt be riding motorcycles. Just look at the stats. The stats for motorcycle accidents really makes me question their street legality. You literally just asking to die driving one of those things. And those guard rails ain't gonna do shite when the rider gets propelled off their bike and slams their head into the ground at 70mph.

[@zanechristiansen]

"has killed at least 6 people.." "incredible!" lmaoo wuuutt

[@methii9770]

Incredible 😃

[@mechadonia]

🎉🎉*N-N-N-NEW HIGH SCORE!!!*🎉🎉

[@SofaMuncher]

It's the proper usage of the word, it basically means "so crazy you cant believe it" Incredible just happens to be used almost exclusively in a positive way so it seems like you're calling something great

[@zanechristiansen]

@@SofaMuncher I mean his tone especially was very jolly considering the situation. it was funny tho lol idk

[@SofaMuncher]

@@zanechristiansen yeah i agree man it cracked me up

[@SlavaSesh]

As a NYSDOT worker, we call those "guiderails" because they can't be relied upon to "guard" to a standard that precludes the DOT from facing lawsuits.

[@DzSwipe]

You just completely captured my attention for 15 minutes talking about road barriers and I loved it. Amazing job on this video!!

[@tyler558806]

This is the kind of educational content that should be on T.V. No drama. No annoying dramatic music. No exaggerative narrators. No over-the-top CGI. Just a very well-put together video that succeeds in making the topic guardrails really interesting! Very cool video!

[@FedoraSnatcher]

what if i wanna watch dramatic music, and CGI

[@willasproth]

I don’t think this is true. I believe education shows on cable television should appeal to a wider audience who maybe are not as scientifically inclined than people who who would watch a 15:00 minute KZbin video about guard rails.

[@JaredOwen]

Very informative - I really enjoyed this video!

[@Lam]

Thanks Jared! I just found out about your channel, and It seems like interesting content. Definitely will check it out!

[@mewantkrinkov4206]

Man, lots of Chanel’s commenting ain’t it

[@Timber_wolf85]

I did too. I like the cordian cushion thing

[@vg6761]

So many verified channels commenting. Sus

[@RamVelagala]

I can say this barrier helped my family. This shit happened yesterday (aug-4, 2023) Was going on TX-161, north bound, was going approximately ~5 m/hr above limit(flow of traffic), with my new born (4day old) for her first pediatrician visit. One car in front of me lost control (it crossed me like a flash just a second before) lost control and crashed, i was shot scared the rebound from the barrier is going to hit me. But luckily it didn’t move much and we passed safely, thanks to the barrier.

[@PanzerPlatform]

Right on Andrew, This was totally unexpected. This is like a job interview for Vice. I mean they can come work for you. lol -Chuck

[@Lam]

Haha thanks Panzer, it's definitely different from normal. Hope you liked it

[@17millionpercocetplease61]

4:24 damn bruh.. head slap seems like a gnarly way of dying

[@ps2bndled]

I can't imagine what the injury would look like.

[@culture4519]

@@ps2bndled probably something like a watermelon wrapped in plastic what’s been slammed on the ground all gruesome like

[@ElloImNoodle]

@@ps2bndled you would become nearly headless nick from Harry potter

[@bushnorth472]

I like ya cut G

[@17millionpercocetplease61]

@@culture4519 oh

[@Mister_Majestic]

"We don't live in a world with unlimited money. " Federal Reserve: Hold my 🍺.

[@boi_if_you_dont4192]

If we made heaps of money the worth of it would become less

[@TheNheg66]

I read this literally 3 seconds before he said it...

[@magisterrleth3129]

@@boi_if_you_dont4192 Bingo. And that's why everything is about to get a whole lot more expensive.

[@iwantlee9510]

@@boi_if_you_dont4192 have you lived under a rock? The inflation level is the highest it has been since 03.

[@yeanogaming1193]

@@iwantlee9510 making more money would lower it though right

[@destyne.dispute714]

this was SO fascinating! another thing the average person doesn't consider the complexities and methodology behind. so happy this popped up on my recommended

[@TheOniangel2]

Watching youtube at 2am in the morning and the algorithm gives me this. I'm not even mad.

[@BeauDrizzle]

haha omg same bro. We must be in the same time zone

[@irham191]

Me too, It seems that the algorithm always suggest this vid at 2 am.

[@willstrassell6539]

In 2013, my friends sister was killed in a big pile-up in southwestern Ohio. She was killed by a cable guard rail snapping and striking her in the head after the crash took place. It was a very sad year.

[@sidhantjasrotia220]

Its sad It snapped because it was a pileup, cables are good only for a few incidents

[@vendingdudes]

Not a fan of cables at all. Would prefer medians to just be a ditch. Tow bill to get out.

[@tennesseered586]

This is a professional level documentary. You easily doubled my knowledge base. First rate job.

[@prviolist]

This is amazing. I didn't even know this was a thing; I have never considered the engineering and economics of road barriers. Thank you.

[@maskandvaccinefreeandproud2110]

Spent most of my life building highways so it’s kind of nice understanding the specific reasons for the different systems I have been seeing for a couple of decades. Plus you kind of explained the reason for the costly studies the often do before even beginning a project in the first place when you see all the things that need to be considered. Road work in general is not as simple as one would think. Fascinating really. I appreciate your efforts.

[@DemsW]

What kind of KZbin name is that. Sounds super insecure

[@katana7278]

I respect you for making that your username. Very bold of you.

[@sidhantjasrotia220]

Get me an internship, im a civil engineering student

[@janvanruth3485]

lng name, why not just take: common a'hole ?

[@Beesman88]

Really well put together, just right amount of detail, engaging entire way. The crumple-cable MSKT footage is very satisfying to watch, without the knowledge of what's behind it it would look scary.

[@itzsaturnmc9927]

"At least 6 people were killed, incredible!" -Psycopath, Reporter

[@redflame300]

Lmao. Incredible doesn't mean it was a good thing. Just astounding.

[@itzsaturnmc9927]

@@redflame300 ye but the person die... The reporter should be saying "Sadly" or "Unfortunately".. But instead she says "Incredible a person died with like no emotion"

[@redflame300]

@@itzsaturnmc9927 true but, often reporters won't show much emotions to avoid conflicts of interests.

[@redflame300]

We couldn't see his face so we can't know tho

[@itzsaturnmc9927]

@@redflame300 you actually can see his face after the report... If you don't you actually can feel her voices...

[@crabbypapa3862]

I noticed a, two semi length, cable barrier was broken off/gone three weeks ago. Orange cones are the preferred replacement in OKC. From the tracks in the dirt, no vehicle was allowed to cross through.

[@mayebeline1149]

I suffered from a medical emergency on the highway, and was clocked going just over 140 MPH by an officer shortly before my car impacted a cable barrier. The cable barrier stopped my car immediately, and I was completely uninjured (without even the slightest scratch or bruise). It was truly amazing. The cable barrier was overlooking a steep slope down to a wooded area, so I would have been super ultra dead if it wasn't there, or if something else was there that failed to stop the vehicle, or if something else was there that stopped the vehicle even more immediately. The cable barrier did an amazing job absorbing the impact. The cables detached from their posts really far down the road in both directions, absorbing the impact by distributing it up the cables towards adjacent posts. After everything was said and done, the scene looked like my car was being pulled back in a slingshot made from cables, ready to get launched back across the road. They're not elastic so there was no chance of that happening of course, that's just what it looked like. The car was totaled, but thankfully due to the ingenious design of cable barriers, I was not. I'll always appreciate how amazing cable barriers are. Thanks for saving my life and the lives of others!

[@aqueousone]

Down here where we use “miles” we have nice metal mile-marker posts designed to cut motorcyclists in half if they slide off the edge of the highway.

[@edsloan8535]

Price of looking cool...

[@potto1488]

@@edsloan8535 price of cheap speed

[@johnprice4140]

Motorcycle to unicycle

[@armybeef68]

@@johnprice4140 Motorcycle to sippy cup

[@ProstWithTheMostBabe]

@@armybeef68 motorcycle to closed casket funeral

[@osgeld]

There's a bypass where I live, its heavily used. Originally it was laid out with a pretty scary deep V groove in the landscape for runout between directions... At one point within the last 20 years, someone said hold my beer and jumped off and launched into oncoming traffic. They added cable guards to the landscaped parts (the bridges and overpasses always had concrete and dampeners) and its seen its use quite a bit, but never the horror of a launched truck into oncoming traffic ever since. I can't imagine a stretch of road named "Carnage Alley" isn't worth the cost, just the map of that road looked like it was laid out by a d-head

[@tim95e38]

This randomly popped up in my recommendations, and I did not know that I wanted to learn about this. This is a great educational video and very well explained! Props to you buddy! Keep up the great work :-)

[@Jagermeisteren]

I totally agree with you @tim95e38!

[@GlitchedW0LF]

LoL same

[@RunAMuckGirl2]

I remember when they changed the structure of road side electric and phone poles so that the pole gave way at the base to prevent a total car crushing. That was a major game changer in highway fatalities.

[@jesseturner8693]

It took me longer than I'd like to admit to realize this was Toronto.

[@C3powange]

The instant the video started, i knew he was standing on the 400 overpass on hwy7

[@alexanderdiaz8475]

Oh shit I thought this was America

[@doughnutsandbagelz]

Probably the most interesting video I’ve watched during a smoke sesh in years. Wonderful content

[@ProtozoanKid]

Seeing the aftermath of a car smashing into the end of a road barrier with an MSKT behind my house when I was 6 was my first look into how engineering could make the world safer. And here I am 20 years later working as a safety engineer.

[@itzAndy03]

"Nearly 6 people died in this car pile up, incredible" -That news dude lol

[@lobsermahn7262]

🔊 🎉 🔊 ‼️❗️ INCREDIBLE ❗️‼️🔊🎉🔊

[@first-offfinally9941]

so many lost their lives Incredible!

[@user-bo1ej5im9t]

i mean if i saw Hundreds pile for Crashed Cars and only 6 death i would be supprised too

[@itzAndy03]

@@user-bo1ej5im9t Yah but choose your words wisely 🤣

[@ThatAviationGamer]

Earth was destroyed! INCREDIBLE!

[@einargs]

I love deep dives like this. It's amazingly detailed and mind expanding to get an insight into the way you have to think to design these kinds of safety equipment.

[@racingfuel28]

Yeah, gotta be like “alright, we really need this barrier to be able to stop a 16 year old kid who can’t stay off their phone two seconds, and is doing 85+ mph, or a 34 year old guy who had a few too many, and couldn’t just wait five minutes for a cab to pick him up.”

[@PuchimonExtreme]

I watch this as I remember how a car turtled beautifully right inside a parking lot(like if it was regular parking it would have scored a perfect 10/10 but the car is upside down) that is almost perpendicular to a guard rail for humans, a drain, a guardrail for cars, and the highway. With almost little to no damage to the surroundings. I am now certain someone must have german suplexed the car.

[@kma3647]

High quality content, professionally conveyed, no click bait titles or thumbnails, concise with no filler/fluff. KZbin needs more of you, Sir.

[@sydneymomma11]

This was incredibly pleasurable to watch. Other videos' fast, colorful animations, loud and distracting background music and effects, jump shots, etc, are overwhelming and makes concentrating fruitless. This was informative in a calm way that effortlessly maintained my attention. Subbed.

[@Icetea-2000]

@@sydneymomma11 The music was distracting?

[@sydneymomma11]

@@Icetea-2000 Oh, no! I was describing how most other informational vids have all the negative qualities first listed, and am thankful this channel does everything right. 😉

[@Icetea-2000]

@@sydneymomma11 oh, I thought that related to this video

[@sydneymomma11]

@@Icetea-2000 Looking at my comment, it does present that way. Thank you for helping me to clarify it. I hope you have a great day. 💜

[@HeartcoreMitRA]

Can't remember exactly, but i've heard that cable barriers are extremely dangerous to motorcyclists, literally tearing riders apart, that' s the main concern with them.

[@albeejijo4393]

Vroom Vroom

[@stephenhunter70]

That and serious neck injuries in small car drivers.

[@JohnSmith-cn4cw]

In fairness, I have never seen a motorcyclist win against a concrete barrier either.

[@UndefinedStasis]

@@JohnSmith-cn4cw or any barrier for a matter of fact lol

[@Shay.e38]

yea there called cheese graters in nz because people go through them like cheese through a grater

[@steviebob4]

Love how people are constantly innovating to save lives. As a side note, people often get upset when people in government say some life saving measures aren't cost effective but money is a finite resource and putting a bunch of it to protect against less likely hazards inevitably means stripping it from protecting against more likely hazards. It sounds callous but if your job is to save everyone you can with the budget you're alloted then you have to make sacrifices to get the most safety for your dollar.

[@paulosullivan3472]

I dont think it sounds callous at all, I think the people pretending their is an infinite resource available when there isnt are the callous ones, they happily sacrifice lives through ignorance of their own choosing. Being willing to stand up and say no when you know it will cost more lives to say yes is a brave act.

[@abiku2923]

I wonder what would happen if we applied these same values to military spending, Medicare or education.

[@YellowFellowGaming]

@@abiku2923 the world would probably be way more advanced tech wise. "The future is now old man"😂

[@DaemonsAdvocate]

There is a saying. Like it or not you can't save everyone. That's just the world we live in. Accept it and move on. PS: dont even think about "I refuse to accept that!!!" Bullshit. This isn't an anime show.

[@rocksfire4390]

Neanderthal Tom Cave Beast Sociopathic Parasite - cut the military budget in half and using that money you could get ALL of the roads, in the US, covered in concrete barriers in 2 years. that's not a exaggeration either. people don't understand just how WASTEFUL our budget is and that in fact money isn't really a ISSUE. that's just the federal government, local government isn't much better. all kinds of wasteful spending going on. really the issue isn't money, it's who lobbies the government more that is the issue and who ends up getting public funds.

[@dong6839]

I was shocked to learn how many of these newer "engineered" barriers are installed incorrectly, making them just as unsafe, if not MORE unsafe than the older style! There's a Father here on KZbin who lost his daughter to an incorrectly installed barrier, and he's made it his crusade to go around the country and find and film all the dangerous, improperly installed barriers that he finds before reporting them to the proper authority for repairs.

[@CalibreNueve95]

"Media loves to sensationalise...." 100% agreed

[@Sam-ni6bc]

Its kinda common sense lmao

[@heyyou9472]

yeah, that's pretty much the golden standard for media

[@Lam]

UPDATE: June 15th, 2021 I'm pivoting away from dash cams and doing more explainer videos like this one. Many KZbinrs cover consumer products but I'm going to explain what products businesses use from car washes, warehouses to dental tools and more. It's going to be a wild ride. Subscribe for more! If your really loved the video, consider supporting me so I can produce more of this kind of content: www.buymeacoffee.com/andrewlam paypal.me/carcamcentral

[@RunninRoundMC]

Great production quality! Excited to see more from your channel :)

[@sespider]

Awesome. Education is always preferred. Just make sure your comparison footage are better matches. Not parallel hits vs perpendicular hits, as you did here. 👍🏾

[@Lam]

@@sespider yeah, other people have brought that up. I will definitely improve that for the future.

[@Lam]

@Tom Crotty Thanks Tom!

[@Lam]

@@RunninRoundMC I'm excited to deliver more!

[@ahuman6901]

I never thought I’d be appreciating guardrails but this is super neat!

[@campbellaviation7289]

what kind of person crashes right into the beginning of a guard rail? a dude died right near my neighborhood cuz he crashed into a guard rail and it went right through his windshield, these are not safe

[@DJ-Daz]

Cable barriers are lethal to motorcyclists. In the UK we call them Leg Manglers. Which leads to immediate leg amputation and death before the emergency services arrive. Thank you for an absolutely amazing video.

[@TheScavv]

Me, from New Jersey: "Damn, I'm gonna go do a kickflip with my car off a barrier now"

[@habeebaelwalily3081]

I'm also from New Jersey and found it funny that there is a barrier named after the state. I guess it makes sense since we mainly drive on highways.

[@rebeltorrents]

I’m also from NJ!✌🏻