Crash Test Month: Crashing Into A Tree At 55mph

Welcome to Fifth Gear Crash Test Month! In our sixth video a top rated car from Euro NCAP crashing into a tree at 55mph!
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[@lairdriver]

I worked as a volunteer Firefighter. In accident like this, high speed collisions into solid objects like rock or trees - the carnage is insane. My first fatal accident call still haunts me to this day. This guy and his wife hit a rock wall at 100 km/hr. His left eyeball had popped out and all of his teeth were broken and part of his rib cage was sticking through his shirt. That's the sheer force. Your body is still moving forward when you hit that object - so his organs and bones literally moved forward at the same speed and when they arrested - essentially they were crushed. I guess the only blessing in that accident was that death was nearly instant. His wife died as well, but she didn't look fatally injured. I got sick to my stomach. Someone has to actually collect the eyeball and broken teeth so the coroner has it and the mortician have them. In accidents like that, the casket is closed. The even more insane thing is I faced accident scenarios just like this where people lived. But we are working in -10 weather with the jaws of life trying to pry open a door and get some leverage to get the person out and warm. All I can say is DRIVE SAFE. Be vigilant and assume every driver around you isn't on the same level as you. Don't follow to closely and drive for appropriate conditions. Most of the accidents I got to see and work were human error based. Speed and losing control of a vehicle. Remember, you are locked inside a 4000 pound metal shell that can crush extremely easily with the right force. Some of the cars surprised me. One sports car with carbon fibre in it, it took a blast from a Ford 150 to the passenger side and it was still running - the Ford was destroyed. Do as much as you can as a driver to mitigate your risks. No phone, no eating, pay attention. Pull over somewhere if you are drowsy. I implore people to listen to this message and remember that you probably are not driving a 5 star safety rating car either. And NO a Hummer H2 will not save your life. A real Hummer would. But one of the worst fatalities I have ever seen was in an H2. Bigger vehicle doesn't mean more protection. It actually just means more carnage.

[@derbigpr500]

Hummer is a pile of crap in every way, it's just big. Poorly engineered and even more poorly put together. Nowhere near as safe an excellently engineered ultra safe car like the one in the video.

[@dave_riots]

lairdriver For much of the 20th century, the the carnage from traffic collisions into anything were much worse, even at lower speeds. I've seen footage of the horrific injuries, and I got insanely sick to my stomach, and I couldn't sleep that night. Some people had their flesh hanging from parts of their body, a woman had gotten partially decapitated, her body mangled beyond recognition, and this man had his body contorted to such a way that you'd think he wasn't human. To finish it off, despite the damage done to them, few people still survive and suffer up until they reach the hospital, or even for the rest of their lives. What you saw was horrific and I agree, but it used to be much worse.

[@Astrophysix1]

My father drives a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, we still use that truck to this day, and i even gave that tank a nickname, "trucky" Now, before i go into detail, i wanna say something, in 2009/10, i was in a horrible car crash when i was 4 or so.. a van had turned left in a right-only lane, a three car collision, and we were in a blue chevrolet silverado, one tough f**king truck, if i do say so myself.. (they both look exactly the same, from what i remember of the blue chevy.) during the collision, both me and my dad were knocked out cold, and his seatbelt left a nasty scar from his chest, to his waste, i was injured, drifting in and out of consciousness, hell, even my mom claimed that i, quote on quote, died a few times, when i woke up in the hospital, i was in a single piece, a scar on the left side of my forehead, and glass in my head. (yeah, bizzare as it sounds.) when i saw pictures of the blue chevy, my heart was absolutely broken... The grill was torn clean off, the radiator was non-existant, to say the least, headlights, gone. engine, totalled.. but the frame acted like a roll-cage, the van hit hard, and i think we even rolled.. but today, we own a silver chevrolet that looks just like it.. i miss that bloody truck to this day, and i'm happy i survived that close encounter with death. that old chevy saved my life, the frame seemed somewhat intact in the photo's aswell, so i wonder.. i wonder if that blue chevrolet is sitting in a junkyard somewhere.. somewhere, just waiting to be scrapped, smelted, and reborn.

[@Chicory-Cat69]

My dream car is small: Mini Cooper but is safe: 5 Star safety rating.

[@MrSupercar55]

Well said, especially with the H2. The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

[@RampantRedneck]

Should have attached a Nokia to the front of that car. Tree would have been reduced to a pile of sawdust and the car would have kept on going.

[@enoll218]

nOkIa 3310 iS iNdUsTrUctIbLe

[@tydeandiggens6025]

Xd

[@AkkiKyo]

@@x66Hawk66x lol

[@plamenjekov4568]

hahahahahaha good point man :):):)

[@zurkatri1049]

@@x66Hawk66x 0 scratches +

[@thewebbstergames]

"Well the door can still op-" *Car Explodes*

[@thelapismineshaft7170]

LOL XD

[@xxdankamigoxx2332]

😅 XD

[@jraybay]

L😁L

[@randy109]

Too bad they couldn't BOTH Lose...

[@I_DONT_SUPPORT_TERRORISTS]

Thanks for the laugh!

[@bradleylacoursiere2905]

did anyone else notice the airbag explosion

[@joelbruck66]

yea!!

[@kev68ify]

+Bradley Lacoursiere mhm

[@nov2263]

It would be weird if the airbag didn't trigger :P

[@epender]

4:00 front window

[@epender]

And 4:30

[@alinoo1]

Take that GTA haters. Trees are almost indestructable. Boom.

[@MrSupercar55]

I don't think Los Santos Customs will be able to fix that though.

[@AllenP12]

lol I guess Rockstar wasn't wrong after all. Considering live trees are way stronger, it may be almost indestructible lol

[@Malibus_Most_Wanted]

Allen Park exactly Tank can tank out trees but even then it will face tree to big

[@michaelfilippi1520]

@@Malibus_Most_Wanted tree too big!

[@pathaze4299]

jason flynn yea but in gta if you hit a tree at 100 mph the car still will drive away fine. BeamNG and Rockstar need to collab together make the next GTA game with realistic soft body physics

[@bigd1223]

That's pretty amazing how well that car held up considering it was going 55 mph. Both doors opened and none of the windows broke. I've seen cars crumble like a soda can after wrecking at much slower speeds.

[@derbigpr500]

Well, this is a Renault Laguna, one of the safest cars ever made, the first car to ever win 5 stars at euroncap and a car that introduced many engineering solutions that changed the way everyone else (including Volvo and Mercedes) designed their cars. When it came out in 2000 it was so far ahead of any other car that everyone else was buying it and copying the engineering solutions. Apparently, Renault was losing money on each Laguna they sold, that's how much they invested into development. Which is not hard to believe if you look at it today, it still looks fresh even though it's 15+ years old and still feels more solid than a lot of new cars . Look at it crash at 70 mph into a solid wall, still the passanger cell remains solid, the engine and gearbox pushed under the cabin and A pillar almost intact. /watch?v=HnyM9xY2j7A 50 mph /watch?v=GKd75JwsMm0 70mph

[@briankelly2893]

Dean M Well check out other 5 star safety rated cars.

[@black.pewdiepie415]

derbigpr500 so what you're saying is old car is safer

[@derbigpr500]

black PewDiePie No, what I'm saying it, it was a car at least 10 years ahead of it's time. When it came out it was cheaper to buy than a Mercedes C class, but it had safety features more advanced than Mercedes S class.

[@IlllIIIllllIIIIIllll]

@@derbigpr500 ....hasn´t it been always like that, whith french cars? ;) I agree.

[@bb3xhrhj]

protip: don't drive into trees

[@MrSupercar55]

And don’t do 55 on a narrow twisting country road either. Otherwise you might just manage a nomination for the Darwin Awards.

[@Anonymous-yd5df]

These bastard engineers do not understand the value of life they design unsafe car. They tollrate the safety they only concentrate In look of cars on in safety the government have to take action against this

[@Anonymous-yd5df]

They test the cars in 60 mph but car top speed is 200mph

[@tornadochaser7226]

I doubt people do it on purpose

[@kelleyerickson4508]

What would happen if you went into that tree out of 500 miles an hour

[@TheRetroLab]

Trees seem to be the worst thing you can hit.

[@DestructionNation1998]

Its worse if you hit a tree sideways or in a rollover with the roof

[@TheRetroLab]

HoodSTAR. Yeah I was talking in general rather than just this video - you seem (to me) to be a lot more likely to die or be seriously injured if you hit a tree than pretty much anything else....

[@StevieRay9O]

Worse than a larger immovable-object like a rock-face, as the same deceleration-force is concentrated in a much smaller area, so there's far less crumple-zone being used! &B^{O?

[@StevieRay9O]

***** Actually better off hitting another car (preferably parked), hedge, fence, or single-brick wall, but best is enter a field through a gate or between posts of a fence, as the crops &/or soil will slow you down. After some recent tragedies where cars have fatally hit pedestrians on footpaths drivers need to learn in an emergency the importance of focusing on minimising injuries rather than trying not to hit other cars!

[@simplyiCeL]

***** philipphines

[@vtrmcs]

Why were they using a pulley system when they could have used Chris Evans as driver?

[@ThomasFarquhar2]

vtrmcs hahahahahaha!!!!!!! flipping brilliant

[@42luke93]

vtrmcs This must be sarcastic. I don’t speak sarcasm but it sounds too stupid for anyone to actually think of!

[@hermanmunster3358]

Because he would've had to remove his glasses in case they shattered, and he probably would've missed the tree completely, as a result. Also, they probably didn't want to get into a long drawn out negotiation over how much Evan's thinks he is worth. A winch doesn't argue, and is much cheaper. However, if they'd set Evan's a wager, whereby he couldn't hit the tree in a million years, he may have done it for free, and hit the tree first time.😏

[@karlarmstrong]

They did use Marc bolan but that was in a mini not much protection.

[@josephmullin5845]

Probably had no engine in it

[@KaterKarlo79]

I'm an owner of a Laguna like this. Seems to me, its one of the safest places on earth...

[@jonathan1391544]

Kater Karlo yeah but its ugly as fuck tho (I have one too and the windows are tinted for a reason)

[@matthewking5612]

Not if you drive it like that though, that's the problem.

[@CreedK]

If this was Top Gear, the car and the tree both probably would have exploded at some point. lol But seriously, damn what an impact.

[@flopunkt3665]

The airbags did explode though

[@NeXMaX]

This crash is probably the perfect illustration of how decelerating forces could be fatal.

[@geoffreybiddle8454]

i would like to see the same style of test with a 1 star car

[@jonbuggins5575]

Geoffrey Biddle Any fine Chinese automobile will suffice!

[@joshbacon8241]

Geoffrey Biddle And it should be staged on a 4 star road.

[@twoeightythreez]

It would probably be cut clean in half.

[@qazmatron]

One front wheel ends up in the middle of the back seat.

[@Toastybear1]

so, cars should be built from..... trees?

[@dipie197]

No, you got it all wrong! They should be made from 1star road!

[@DrPacman]

That explains the Morgans

[@SteveOnlin]

So when you hit someone they get chopped in half, Got it!

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

No idiot...

[@Toastybear1]

@@AKZbinChannelwithNoName I feel like you may be missing some part of your sense of humour haha, I struggle to envisage a world in which I would see that comment and think... "hmm, he must really think cars should be made of trees" haha

[@chendorodriguez650]

4:14 when the cops wake yo ass up on the side of the freeway and ask how much you've had to smoke

[@cw7767]

Reminds me of how lucky I am... I did the same at 70mph.. the sound on that first clip, the snap bang just stuns me

[@785skridge3]

Same thing happened to me, fell asleep while going 60 mph in a 2011 Silverado...walked away with a chipped tooth and busted lip

[@jtlhess]

I was just discharged for the same thing! Was in a coma for 2 days. Very lucky to be alive.

[@jodyljohnson8515]

I did same thing with a tree, approx 55-60mph. Small size Toyota Tacoma pickup and it had the round indentation in the front. Broke both of my legs. If I had a passenger, that person probably wouldn't be alive. A whole year to completely recover. First time ever breaking any bones. Pain in my legs reminds me I can walk. Blessed for sure🕯️🕯️🕯️

[@yassinewaterlaw6597]

u are lying u cant withstand the g force of such an impact

[@EstCrossings]

0:20 whoever drove that saab definitely survived.

[@Goproflying]

I find it very hard to believe that average speeds on UK country roads is 55mph. It's hard enough to even reach those speeds on most country roads, let alone sustain them. Either way, that passenger cell was very impressive, almost no deformation. Well done renault.

[@louisoft01]

+GoPro Flying the speed limit on most single carriageways and country roads is 60MPH and on most dual carriageways 70MPH

[@MrSupercar55]

Yeah, that 55 mph thing is baloney. I drive on country roads a lot, and, thanks to the blind bends and big hills with no clear view of what's on the other side, even 30 mph isn't smart for long. As for 55 mph, that would be more than suicide on those roads.

[@robertbennett2796]

Well the energy was almost evenly dispersed they should of did an off set or almost side swipe which happens more often

[@itsmrlonewolf]

You lot must be trolls or shocking drivers! There’s shit loads of country roads where you can easily go 60mph

[@gordonmcmillan5556]

Ruby Gaming you might want to check your knowledge. If you reckon the speed limits 70mph on a rural road I wonder what else about driving you ‘know’

[@nicolewinters4394]

Very informative. Thank you for the inspiration. Will be experiencing this first hand soon as research for a project. One concern I have is death. How many G forces is deadly, and did the people in this experience end up living to tell the tale? Thanks again!

[@WeMuckAround]

I love how they have to state the tree is dead and was due to be chopped down so nature activists don't start crying 😂

[@shanjanusman9974]

Lol😄😄😄😄😄 me too!

[@Aitidina]

Ahahahaha I don't care if it is, but man, that tree must be the first dead tree with leaves

[@GiordanDiodato]

dead trees can still have leaves on them

[@titan9259]

THE TREE WAS DEAD BEFORE THE CRASH!! edit: it didn't die

[@MrSupercar55]

It's not just about the environmental wimps getting butthurt. Dead trees are more brittle. Imagine a live tree. That would tear the car in half. Probably the occupants too.

[@dailyforman]

I like crash tests.

[@Engineer9736]

Why

[@Spartacus1314]

@@Engineer9736 i would say that because you get to see what happens to a car when it crashes into certain objects at certain speeds without having to witness someone get hurt or die

[@zone_rayhaan]

ok

[@threewheelerdonuts8284]

4:26 what's going on with his finger? 😂

[@urbanturbine]

hahahaha.. good catch.

[@Engineer9736]

It’s rotating

[@jessicahyde8464]

irritating

[@rafarosiak7337]

I think that Reanault builds a safest cars. In that speed both door opened. Amazing

[@hypestgal3178]

This is so interesting yet sad to watch! It’s amazing that u guys are able to test these things. My cousin was travelling on a private dirt road going to my brothers house when she was going a little bit to fast and didn’t turn quick enough and went straight down the little slope into a big tree! Thankfully her two little girls came out fine except the 2 year old had broke her thumb. But thing that gets me is that my cousin, she did not come out alive! Breaks my heart everyday that a small mistake made a massive loss! Emily ❤️ u will be missed and never forgotten and always loved and your little babies are safe and will grow old so you can look down and be proud! Also apparently if she did survive she would have had a lot of bruises and a broken arm but sadly the head trauma was no match for her 💔 love u and miss u everyday beautiful and tbh idk who I am without you 💕

[@SymphonicStrings]

Finally, I can see how my grandfather passed away, years ago on Christmas Eve. He was a good man, but I feel so sad, because this is how he went, except he ran into a telephone pole. The narrator was correct, as well, he did go unnoticed, as he then spun off into a desolate field.

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

I'm saddened, may he RIP

[@lsdrifts4544]

So Mr Beast isn't helping us by planting 20 million trees, he is just increasing our death rate?

[@r.a.6459]

Alma tunnel in Paris brought me here. Oh, roads like this is EVERYWHERE, one is right next to my home!! Hitting a tree is just as fatal as hitting an exposed concrete pillar.

[@kr0pp]

great crash test, hitting trees or strongly fixed metal poles at high speed is some of the worst things you can hit. If you hit a tree or a metal pole sideways at any higher speed than 40 km/h even in S-class mercedes (a very safe car) can easily be fatal.

[@GabrielTheGuitarist]

This just brought back a bad flashback. I was going 35 on a 45mph road. Nice August day. The road was poorly laid out. It has a small but very ramp-like bump in it right before a turn. On the edge of the road...a powerline/telephone pole. I was driving like normal and my powersteering unit went out either right before, or right on the bump in my 95 Eclipse. 35mph literally chopped the pole in half and tapped a tree. My engine was basically 2 feet away from my lap. How I'm alive and uninjured, I have no clue.

[@zzoinks]

I think those power lines are supposed to fall away when they are hit so they don't kill like trees do! Same with road signs, lights. Mailboxes should be made the same way, but I'm not sure if they all are. The dangerous mailboxes seem to be the combined, huge metal mailboxes on poles that if you drive into them, they'll go through the cars window and hurt the passengers. I saw a crash test like that.

[@jesusisking1741]

God had more planned for your life than to die in that wreck. God bless and I'm glad ur safe!

[@suprememshsg8500]

I love you Laguna

[@laurenblake2967]

god I was in an accident like that. going 60 down a dirt road and my friend lost control of the car. we hit a tree head on. this video made me feel panicked lol but I kept watching

[@SIMcityplayer2002]

This happens in all Renault built between 1997-2005. The airbag explodes (for a short period) when an accident occurs, it happens in the Renault Espace and some Megane I saw getting crashed tested at 80km/h (50mph).

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

Car crashes into him..... Tree: “i have become death, destroyer of worlds”

[@VikingPlaysGames]

I drive the Grandtour Version of this.....Good to know how strong this car is!

[@stinger15au]

Considering the impact energies involved id say the car did pretty damm well. Defiantly survivable

[@marko_jack_]

Most beautiful,most reliable car i ever had,look at the Crash test,this car is strong as hell,and look at the body,its just amaizing,i brought new Laguna in 2002 year,i am havin 12 years in my ownership,and i didnt had any issues except the service terminals,most beatiful,comfortable,and safest,they can beat any car on the road about safety and performance in the range...

[@carolinamartinmanzano5081]

Great safety car,the Renault Laguna

[@wildzach]

"1 in 500 driving decisions are wrong"... you've never been to the United States lol

[@stephen10.]

GREAT RENAULT LAGUNA 2 ( 2001-2007 ) . it proove that french cars are solid even at 55 mph vs a tree ... i remenber another video renault modus vs a volvo 940 and the winner was renault modus but nobody wanted to believe it . now you fith gear proove that renault is very solid .

[@msjswapnil]

Wow............ Thanks for the video. THUMBS UP :D

[@HACKA33]

4:44 If it were a Brazilian car you would be able to join the corners of the REAR bumper. Cars in Brazil are just like beer cans.

[@millennium9289]

Just imagine a chevrlet celta or a ford ka hitting that tree

[@millennium9289]

Just imagine a chevrolet celta hitting that tree

[@HACKA33]

Oh I can imagine. Actually I´ve already seen an accident with a Celta against a three in Brazil. It pratically wrapped the three. Horrific.

[@millennium9289]

HACKA33 my friend works on a junkyard and we receive a wherecked celta that actually hits a tree belive or not the driver only survived because he dont weared the seatbelt

[@tony.m7396]

Imagine UK cars... my mates Astra VXR will probably look like a bag of crisps by the time the police get there

[@Madsstuff]

"it's dead and due to be chopped." *next scene* Tree is alive, it's just winter...

[@kaylinhanna5240]

I drove off of the road last night and went into a ditch at like 45mph then crashed into a tree. I thought I was gonna die before I blacked out and crashed bUt I somehow only got banged up knees and a bruised collarbone and sternum thank god...I was alone for half an hour crying and waiting for anyone to show up bc I was in the dead ass woods outside of town

[@GhostedGames2023]

I just discovered this show today... I don't usually watch tv and this is highly interesting.

[@giorgostap]

the laguna II its the first can in the world with 5 star,really safe car!!!!

[@123macbookair]

Very unreliable though

[@zegarmistrz2619]

It depend. After lifting with right engine (2.0 16V, 2.0T or 2.0dci). You just need to change stoch shock absorbers into gas ones and you have very good car in fact. The best in GT trim with 204HP. Even problematic turobines from 1.9dci where later improved and now this is not that tragic. Finally spare parts to Laguna II are pretty chip so overal cost can be low even considering some minor issue from time to time. In fact I was positively surprised with result of this hitting the tree. Looks that pasengers compartment is in pretty well shape.

[@jonathan1391544]

TheGreatSheikh I have one, over 130000km and not a single break down/mechanicak issue. A new battery is the most work ever done on it.

[@jamesjprojects9797]

@@123macbookair it's reliable idiot ;)

[@mikeatkinson1775]

I really hope the car manufacturers see this

[@joeylafferty4115]

You guys need to do this again, I can't find anymore car crash vids. I've seen em all

[@hyperhurracan1324]

I love these kind of videos

[@EstCrossings]

6:21 you can hear the real crash sound

[@chendorodriguez650]

Them dummy's were high af seen hella clouds come out when he opened the door

[@RockyFoxxowo]

Airbag smoke, so the Renault was high

[@matthewgraham122]

Anything that isnt moving makes a greater risk for a fatal accident, if you hit it. when you have a head on collision with another car the other car absorbs some of the impact, and if your in the heavier car the other one gets pushed away

[@eclampsium]

Very educative!

[@DinhoPilot]

Like I say... In car versus tree battle. The tree always wins.

[@node5884]

guess ill need to go 120 kmh to make sure

[@thelapismineshaft7170]

DUDE THAT IMPACT ECHO!

[@flowsephe]

5 star Acura MDX would probably save me, side airbags, collision warnings and Intelligent braking, speed sensors and lane departure warnings as well as airbags that go around your chest.

[@trunker007]

3:34 I'm afraid you've failed sir

[@andypreston1524]

Needed a cable pulling it...... woulda probably broken down before impact. Poor tree by the way.........

[@knotabot9370]

“YOU… SHALL NOT… PASS!!!” 🌲

[@smolkafilip]

Fences, lines and other improvements save lives. But what they also do is cost money. Speed cameras on the other hand make them. The government will always prefere more revenue. They don't actually want you to stop speeding. If you did, the cameras wouldn't generate profit. To make them focus on saving lives, municipalities and government agencies must be stripped of the revenue. Whoever issues a fine must never be allowed to keep the money.

[@Cipirano]

Damn, how strong car :S

[@mr.professional7]

1:11 take me home

[@Kikilang60]

I was just watching a video where a gamer was complaining about trees stop cars. "How can a tree stop a car." The video said. "The car driving should plow right through the tree." People who play computer games believe it, and when confronted with the truth, they blame reality. "Some one should chane that. That's not right." They say. Yes reality is wrong.

[@corentinoger]

It's quite amazing how strong trees are, the car would have gone through a house wall easily.

[@robertdevald]

Am I the only one who feels really sorry for that poor tree?

[@Proff0ak]

robertdevald Fuck the tree, I really like the Laguna.

[@robertdevald]

***** But the poor tree though :-(

[@robertdevald]

***** Why? Contrary to the car, it's a living thing!

[@rayvnn11]

robertdevald its dead

[@Proff0ak]

robertdevald Trees are still in production. The second generation Laguna is not. And not to mention, the Laguna is way prettier than the tree.

[@natpr13]

3:34. the trees last second...

[@chinzorigenkhbat2090]

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[@MrSupercar55]

+✈ Max#24Fc It's going down, I'm yelling "Timber!!!!"

[@abellaetitia1885]

The Critter pwwoxlw

[@lazykbarranchoutdoors4866]

You da real mvp bro lol

[@jaymeyork7]

My sister was going 70mph, had a seizure and crashed into a tree....she didn't make it. 3 week ago today.

[@HECKproductions]

love the use of gustav holst

[@juancapelatorquemada]

Very good,Renault Laguna.

[@nicolae-bogdan2151]

4:55 there's a explosion at the passenger airbag

[@TheYellowSchoolBusDude]

Our "country roads" in the United States have speed limits of 25-30 mph for a reason. Our interstates/highways have 50-65 mph speed limits, which is unsuitable for small unprotected roads.

[@bilalsid5914]

Some shocking stats there!

[@FSXgta]

55 mph on a country road? That seems way too fast for me

[@R0BL0W]

Not sure where you're from (so you might already know this) but here in the UK a lot of rural roads have a 60mph speed limit. Of course the speed limit is how fast you can go under perfect conditions, things like bends, poor visibility, bad weather etc would cause a sensible driver to slow down

[@FSXgta]

Rob Low Well in norway 50mph is max and usually over that is 90-110kmh which is considered motorway

[@R0BL0W]

+FSXgta thanks for the reply

[@FSXgta]

Rob Low i edited because i ment to type kmh not mph

[@user-ov3im6kn3j]

We have 60mph speed limit on country roads in UK.

[@markyoung614]

“In the name of science” More like physics

[@badly_dubbed2401]

Physics is a science.

[@0Freguenedy0]

They didn't even measure the force and deceleration of the impact..

[@samhicks97]

That tree was like... *i killed you while i was dead* **Tree puts on sunglasses**

[@yourlocal_torres8289]

know years ago but you can tell the airbags were sufficient but they still hit the hard structure like the steering wheel and dash

[@derek400004]

am i the only one that felt bad for the tree? lol

[@tomfield8766]

It was dead and was gonna be chopped down anyway...

[@alexkmile]

Kids in Africa could have eaten that tree..

[@MrSupercar55]

+Alexander K. Oh, not this crap again. Kids in Bongo Bongo Land could have eaten this, kids in Bongo Bongo Land could have eaten that.

[@rune1909gamer]

+MrSupercar55 You didn't actually think that comment was serious did you?

[@MrSupercar55]

Rune Trust Nope, just old hat. People have been posting this crap on videos for years.

[@ayediddledidee]

They have their own trees in Africa that they can eat

[@BMWROYAL]

Mr Barack trees aren’t even real

[@zzoinks]

I'm impressed at how the Leguna did. I swear that I watched this same video before but the car did not do well to protect the passengers.

[@ndgoliberty]

the planets playing in the background lel of course

[@eatingcatshit]

I checked the passengers and they looked liked dummies

[@wsc31]

Mother Nature loves trees, cars not so much.

[@bobvincent4841]

I'm not a tree hugger, but hey.. that tree don't look dead, it's fall, the leaves are shriveled.

[@myaa8794]

My young uncle died in a mysterious accident where he was on a bypass (mini motorway); he was driving at 55mph and his car veered off the road and plunged into a tree..most damage was on drivers side. He died on the scene. And this video replayed his accident.. ha must have been terrified :( what an impact :(

[@DaBrute]

Trees don't fuck around.

[@maxtheboard1]

I think it would be useful if car manufacturers would install some collision detection device for if when some one does crash the police is notified (if there is a thing like that then sorry car noob)

[@menace1285]

I have that in my Ford Fiesta it connects to my phone via Bluetooth and if theres a collision it sends an emergency call including GPS data

[@jarekcech6556]

menace1285 :-P

[@NeXMaX]

They exist, albeit mainly in more expensive luxury cars. Such as Volvo On Call, Lexus Enform, GM OnStar and several others. They're quickly trickling down into small cars, though.

[@maxtheboard1]

D13H4RD2L1V3 oo ok in thinking of buying a 2015 zl1 camaro

[@NeXMaX]

Max TheBoard The Camaro should have OnStar included.

[@coalachaos6486]

Not planting any trees in the vicinity of roady would reduce the risk of hitting a tree by roughly 100%. Here in Germany, its either hitting a tree or a truck crashing into the end of a traffic jam. Yet, I still dont understand, why they still plant trees just a few feet away from new country roads. Within 20 years, they form a tunnel, and will grow so close to the road, that they force the traffic to drive more towards the center thus increasing the risk for collision. And if that is not the case - EVERY driver who loses control ( it doesnt matter whether it is due to using a phone, driving under influence, over speeding ... or just stupidity or technical failure) These are all deaths which could be prevented to the cost of avoiding to plant new trees. Every accident on these roads, no matter how large or old the tree is - Is to a rate of at least 3/4 lethal.

[@ibrahimqureshi2420]

I have survived a head on tree accident at 75 mph and it's quite interesting to see how brutal it looks from the outside , honestly still don't know how I survived only sustaining minor injuries that without a seatbelt the force is unimaginable

[@samo2467]

agreed, i hit a cement wall and walked away without a scratch doing atleast 50 mph and didnt realize how bad it was until i looked at the damage.

[@ibrahimqureshi2420]

@@samo2467 that's crazy man be grateful to God you are alive

[@marcosdordio]

Hey Fifth Gear....Do you´ve got the alloy wheels? I want them so much :D :D :D Please send them to me... Thank you :D :D :D

[@salvatoreaversa1145]

For 1080p, this is awful quality. You guys REALLY need to invest in some decent cameras.

[@xjmdm]

Salvatore Aversa it's not the camera

[@BritishEmergency]

Salvatore Aversa They're old videos just upscaled. It's an actual TV show, not just a KZbin channel, so cameras are not an issue.

[@epender]

Remember interlacing, it would be filmed in 576i for PAL.

[@louiswalsh2762]

Like how he says "that would give a headache" ..... Ye sure just a headache 😂

[@tomfield8766]

😂👌🏻

[@davidjohnjr3245]

Thank you fifth gear

[@RandyDarkshade2]

"Where that 5.5 billion road tax is spent" It's not road tax for starters.

[@mocovidiu9270]

but was the motor running or not, because in this type of accident, even if the car is a 5 star and you survive that kind of impact, maybe there will be a fire or an explosion wich still can kill the passengers !!!

[@dufonrafal]

Moc Ovidiu it was.

[@UhOhUmm]

Moc Ovidiu since most cars are diesel nothing can really explode, and gas explosions are also rare.

[@Animaze87]

Moc Ovidiu Hollywood called, they wanted their CGI and explosive charges back.

[@AMBLloyd]

+Simonas Mažeikis (ZetZet) "most cars are diesel". Actually diesel cars are the minority in the UK. But yes, it's rare for them to catch fire in a collision.

[@UhOhUmm]

Lloydie's Amble UK alone. And still 35%.

[@Brutality110]

Forgot telephone poles. Seen tons of cars split right in half by those

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

Amazing structure

[@aleksandarfriscic]

So typical coutry road speed is 55mph? thats like 90kmh lol this test is insane

[@appelpower1]

In Germany and France, rural speed limits tend to be 90 kph. Some countries, like The Netherlands, only let you go 80 kph, but that's still 50 mph...

[@neoncola357]

I'm not from GB but when I was there it wasn't too unusual to see roads like that with a 60 mph speed limit. Such as this one: 1.bp.blogspot.com/--nUYC-dh-iY/Unv-dzUNKPI/AAAAAAAAQo4/ghlAkDXAkLw/s1600/countryroad.jpg I usually drive way to fast on too small roads in my country but that's just madness. F*cking madness. AND THE WORST PART IS THAT ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING WHILST DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD?!

[@appelpower1]

Neon Cola Oh god, the 'wrong side of the road' argument.

[@WeRunRunescape]

The majority of country lanes are 60mph speed limits in Britain. The usual rule is if there's no signs, lamp posts or road markings the speed limit is 60mph. They're most fun roads in the UK, like our own more dangerous autobahns lol.

[@mibars]

It may be, it may account to the fact your car may decelerate before actual hitting something. Even it was bit low it is still more than what are cars tested for!

[@ollie_Taylor112]

Poor tree like if you agree

[@titan9259]

lol the tree survived

[@tty4551]

Gay

[@tony.m7396]

Please for the love of god change your name and your profile pic please it’s just awful

[@mikecustoms]

This was me in a 2003 Ford Ka, no seatbelt on. Car was totaled and partially broken in half, I only broke my nose

[@polygamous1]

Thank you 5th gear so much better than wow this car is cool n this car went faster than that car round the circuit i stopped watching top gear ages ago soon after Tiff left