Crash Test Month: Driving Off A Crash Barrier

[@estebankid10]

These crash cushions are very common in the states. They work very well I hope England adopts this design too.

[@oliverscruton6537]

I hope we do

[@karlosbricks2413]

we have, the absorption ones are pretty common now, this video is over a decade old now, although, Some of the ones in the US had this slight issue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYOaeKCufaeagpo

[@leonb5293]

I hardly see any of the ramped barriers in the UK anymore it's all the cushioned ends

[@karlosbricks2413]

you do still sometimes at the end of them barriers, ie on the opposite end of the cushioned end where it's pretty much impossible for anyone to hit it.

[@Lucario0007]

We have on newer and major motorways

[@burkezillar]

The car equivalent of jumping up and trying to touch a sign over a door.

[@elliottmoore2953]

Michael Burke

[@kappakappa3110]

Michael Burke lmao

[@pedronavaja223s]

We still old fashioned in Massachusetts and use the water barrel or sand barrel to absorb the impact.

[@omardude39]

+Dolo Squad dead weights like those are extremely unforgiving to drivers. Given the age of most of the vehicles that may hit these crash defenses... good luck surviving a collision :S

[@Braap78]

**Hits the sign** Nailed it!

[@jccoello]

4:15 that car just got so angry! :o

[@small_SHOT]

lmao

[@yashsvidixit7169]

lmao

[@MalcolmCooks]

looks like a pretty survivable crash though

[@mr.speyside5240]

With that kind of whiplash? I doubt it.

[@GiordanDiodato]

not if you go off it at a bridge

[@seivaDsugnA]

You could impaled on a log.

[@theslimeylimey]

If i had to choose between a blunt plain steel barrier end or a ramp over it, I'd take the superman route everytime. Back in the day crash bumpers were not really an option so I understand why we have them. We have a lot of those ramp ends for the concrete medians around on ramps etc.

[@Nanorisk]

You do know that steering doesn't work in mid air, don't you?

[@theslimeylimey]

Nanorisk A steering wheel isn't much use if your face is wearing it :)

[@bergennicholson9560]

What the hell is up with the sky? Why is it all red?

[@deciusvarus]

+Bergen Nicholson I think there's an Oblivion Gate nearby.

[@47Ru]

Lord Blackworth hahahaah

[@manlikeilyas]

Filter.

[@tomkandy]

'00s fashion for silly graduated filters. You see it in old Top Gear clips too though usually not as OTT.

[@tanaytoshniwal8518]

Because Fifth Gear is so poor, its cameras can't even capture colours correctly.

[@whattheheck1000]

At least the occupants would survive in the ramp crash, and they may not if it was a blunt, non collapsible barrier. So in this scenario, the ramp, while still leading to a fairly severe crash, would save the occupants' lives. They'd still be bumped about and hurt though. March 20, 2015 3:14 am

[@whattheheck1000]

To keep track of when they were posted. Most forums on the internet date stamp the posts. KZbin just gives you vague dates, such as "2 years ago", even though they have the EXACT date stored. August 13, 2015 8:18 pm

[@mrdojob]

+whattheheck1000 I knew instantly you had aspergers the second I saw the date at the end of your comment. I also have aspergers and have a similar obsession with keeping track of the times I done various things.

[@mrdojob]

whattheheck1000 The year 2010 was the best.

[@unexceptionalcars914]

Rest in peace my beautiful old Astra 😞❤️

[@tomod4173]

You could tell just by looking at the crash barrier it was actually a launching barrier

[@garmack12]

i have never seen ramped ends here in texas they always flare out from the road horazontaly

[@aw55550]

I feel sorry for that Opel, best car I´ve ever driven.

[@harrylee833]

You obviously haven't driven many cars if you think an Astra is the best

[@pamelairina8]

+Harry Keep

[@xalataf3365]

*Vauxhall

[@tdli80ac59]

And more safety,is a very stronger car,the opel astra f.

[@tdli80ac59]

TheRedstoneVillager Opel.

[@popuptoaster]

Wow I never would have guessed a car would fly into the air after hitting a sloped barrier...........

[@acronus]

Sailing is fine, it's the cartwheel at the end that gets ya.

[@chillyfingers123]

where can I find the video of the energy absorbing signs?

[@scottthewaterwarrior]

Here in the US just about all the barriers are the cushioning kind, not sure if it has always been that way though.

[@kd1s]

I'll never forget this one. It was snowing - maybe 8" of snow on the highway and this guy was hot dogging it going too fast in the left lane. I was going slower because I know how to drive in snow. Get up toward an overpass and there he is, his car smacked right into the bridge abutment.

[@ashabraja1380]

Car's plate was BBW. LMAO

[@jeebi8326]

that's the dealer plate

[@ashabraja1380]

Jeebi Alright.

[@christiancontreras5349]

again thank you for this great research

[@ΣπυροςΣπουρδος]

Unfortunately in Greece even in 2015 the barriers are upright like stakes which result in fatal accidents... :/

[@wixte]

There they have less damadging poles that look like its from a construction site, In america, we have plain old giant steel pipes and barrels of sand or water to "cushion" crashes

[@thatoneguy6480]

I know MURICA

[@WilliamDavis-hs8zu]

Ya we have crumple barriers in Canada as well. If a car hits them they will compress to absorb the impact.

[@theonlywalltostareat5808]

More crash test month video please

[@mrnqr2001]

In Australia we don't do this they just end...

[@MuscleCarLover]

Yeah, screw making GTA style ramps everywhere

[@mrnqr2001]

Musclecarlover7 Agreed, that can only spell disaster.

[@Matthew_M11]

+MrNQR Like this: www.mcintoshfencing.com.au/uploads/images/img_content01.jpg

[@mrnqr2001]

Yeah mate, real similar!

[@snappy452]

+MrNQR Does everything have to try and kill you in Australia? I'd rather roll over than hit the barrier head on. However I am ok with the darwinistic effect of 'if youre not paying attention, youve gotten whats coming to you."

[@Alwpiano]

If I missed a motorway exit, I wouldn't try making up for it by going sharp left. I'd rather go to the next exit. Videos like this make me want to go slow.

[@isaac7175]

My mom had a car crash this January. She hurt her leg pretty badly. And if it wasn't for that barrier. She would've died

[@oromoto]

What year is this video made?

[@RWL2012]

2006 / 9th October (Series 10, Episode 3)

[@oromoto]

***** Thanks! I thought it was earlier.

[@RWL2012]

No problem :-) Yeah they used cars this age for these tests around then. I also thought that a (different) Fifth Gear video was from an older series than it actually was. It was the one where they put petrol in a diesel Astra and diesel in a petrol Escort, the petrol cost less than a pound per litre. Turned out there was a three-year overlap; first garages hit £/Ltr in 2004 and the last ones not until 2007.

[@raglennvideo]

*****

[@xalataf3365]

+RWL2012 Judging by the CR-V at the intro, I thought it was in 2012 or so

[@tatatas100]

On 3:10 hes like ":O, is the sign okay?" Good test btw :)

[@tatatas100]

+chillyfingers123 do you really want me to?

[@chillyfingers123]

+Falcon JN haha ya

[@avantikaadi1713]

I love fifth gear

[@danr1920]

At least in the parts of the U.S. I've been in, those types of barriers have been replaced decades ago.

[@ajuk1]

Do they do this at Stow?

[@suggesttwo]

In the US and Canada they often use plastic barrels full of sand or water.

[@niratsirackod1]

I have seen a similar accident where a fiat uno jumped and flipped on its roof.

[@wojciechtechtips1602]

looks survivable

[@GTFour]

when was this first broadcast on uk terrestrial television?

[@RWL2012]

9th October 2006

[@Luscious3174]

BULLSEYE LOL That sign might as well say "Hit me"

[@joshc9483]

Amazing crash.

[@TwistedRealisations]

WOAH JOHN BENTLY IS ON FITH GEAR!!???!!!

[@RWL2012]

He was in 2006 when this was filmed

[@coureurdebois]

me on my way to work

[@isaac7175]

Justin Bouche Best comment ever 10/10

[@titan9259]

12/10

[@jugostran]

I love how every British crash testing agency uses Vauxhall Astras/Corsas

[@RockyFoxxowo]

Here in NA the IIHS uses Malibu's

[@tommunt-davies3927]

i dont get the music in this video

[@accountdracula2464]

The sky was red😱. The end is near...

[@potatoeasian6827]

it's not, its just the camera that made the sky red.

[@Skynet.Cyberdyne.Systems]

The end is near ... written 7 years ago ... 😄

[@shubhs6849]

Amazing, you can also use a car like an airplane!!!

[@TabooGroundhog]

1:16 that’s creepy

[@bengarcia9612]

Yeah here in the us at least in Texas we don't have these we have cool absorbers

[@Hibuy-]

We dont ramp the ends here in the us usually. We just curl the ends.

[@SalveMonesvol]

Wouldn't the old barrier work just fine at 80 km/h?

[@LawAbidingCat]

No.

[@TMACLE10]

we hardly have these where i live anymore, old news now tbh

[@RickeyG0417]

the clouds looked beautiful they were red

[@MrSupercar55]

2:07 Well, gotta go, I'm almost at the bridge now. Oh shit, I forgot! How am I supposed to send this shit out??? FFS, why didn't it work?

[@MauroNigro]

ok.it isn't the best situation.but here in italy often the end of guard rail i just up and with a slight curve of the iron. i have been witness of an accidente where the guard rail entered forme the back of the car cut the car almost in two and go out of the front window.better a good jump than this.

[@ace9283]

Anyone else noticed the opel license plate 😂😂😂

[@IMACPROGAMER]

starts at 2minute

[@theamericanmillenium]

Apple u deserve 100k likes thx

[@DVDFerrari5]

2:40 RKO OUTA' NOWHERE

[@marek602]

+Cough Cough more like a spear

[@fishface1001]

Why's he saying its to avoid the sign? They're clearly ramped because the crash barrier has to start somewhere and hitting an un-ramped, pointed, reinforced barrier would split your car in two!!!

[@superapple4ever]

We had much safer ones in the US for more than 30 years now.

[@plum_bit]

+superapple4ever Why do Americans constantly need to reassure themselves that they are better than everyone at everything? insecure fucks.

[@Hibuy-]

+Plum Bit u mad bro

[@Hibuy-]

+Plum Bit Not my fault you lots the war

[@superapple4ever]

+Plum Bit so then I guess you didn't happen to read this comment under mine.

[@plum_bit]

+superapple4ever I'm sorry for my comment. I over reacted.

[@EGReviews]

To be fair though, if your car didn't roll on landing (if it landed on its wheels and didn't dig in), you would get away with the only injury being to your wallet.

[@sixtenallingersandgren6674]

In a modern car with curtain airbags i would rather fly of and roll at the side of the motorway instead of comming to a dead stop with possible intrution and my organs flying forward at 70mph

[@agentv1240]

I want that job!

[@sqike001ton]

I think the American crumple end cap is much better

[@t.s.gilmer8397]

In America they just stop, in which they usually divide a car into multiple pieces!!! Much the same for passengers!!!

[@rowan2680]

Anyone here from school? 🌚

[@beamboi2775]

Nope

[@theslimeylimey]

I remember seeing a shiny red Viper parked on one of those. I bet the guy felt like a tool.

[@austinsbeanz502]

Crashes arnert very spectacular

[@phil6506]

Sky is a strange colour.

[@axelyn6856]

1:37 blah blah blah blah blah seconds before crash

[@t.s.gilmer8397]

Huh huh, bulls eye!!!

[@nachocockroach6419]

1:04 rip jeff my name's jeff

[@CentralPASirens]

How did I end up here...

[@wyattjohnson4087]

Is nobody concerned that a car show called fith gear has four speed for it's logo or is reverse not a think across the pond

[@SwegMastah]

2:40 Headshot

[@SIMcityplayer2002]

I would rather this to happen than a metal barrier destroying my car.

[@SVPSkins]

it would destroy the car either way

[@americanpanzer4163]

But what if we want to fly

[@lukaskoutny5317]

Peugeot 309 brutální bouračka

[@justaskingstoke6139]

fifth gear all ways seem to use mk3 Vauxhall astras

[@andylie7699]

Oh, didnt know we had another grandpa here on this channel.... oh well

[@StevieRay9O]

Oh no, don't take the fun out of flying off those things! &B^{P?

[@tomsalinas2194]

We don't have this in Russia.🙌

[@jotuwe6091]

You came here for 2:25

[@Odd1sHere]

2:09 -1000 aura

[@ToffeesandwichYT]

Fr

[@WaifuScientistGambler]

it dug into the grass and flipped more violenly

[@akam2576]

Good

[@finnkennedy2401]

What's wrong with the sky?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!

[@H.R.T.P]

What did he want to happen ?

[@BrandNewEyes66]

Am I the only one who though "KUDOS"

[@senorsenor2665]

FLIAY 🐆

[@adamroberts1996]

theyre at junctions so you wouldnt have been going that fast, whos doing 70 at a junction?

[@pabloenmieres]

Strike!!!

[@helivesonforever]

LOL the signposts are made to fall over if hit. Just another Brit fail.

[@helivesonforever]

Given name Surname I am saying there is no point for that barrier, as the sign fell over anyway. Running into it would have caused far less damage. Brit fail again.

[@blazortheepic0384]

Why would you do that

[@efecananokur5355]

sağlam araba

[@OPELASTRAF94]

nooo astra f

[@jackhetherington6457]

Dosnt look that bad

[@Sinziful]

Ok

[@Sinziful]

70 miles per hour what that can kill you

[@Sinziful]

HAHA LOOK AT HE'S HAIR

[@Sinziful]

You are arrested for the police

[@juhajp]

wow dff.crash

[@kishanjadeja6894]

Should of used a BMW......

[@rowgli]

Poor Astras.

[@sandypreston5853]

...

[@koilinh2272]

omg