Front Seat Or Back Seat: Which Is Safer? - Fifth Gear

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Күн бұрын

Most would assume that the back seat of a car is safer, but with modern safety technology the front might just be the best place to be.
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@akupehsluarketatAR
@akupehsluarketatAR 7 жыл бұрын
Further research by experts have conclude that it's safer to just stay home.
@friedchicken1
@friedchicken1 7 жыл бұрын
im not gonna trust it unless they test dummies at home
@ahmed197467
@ahmed197467 7 жыл бұрын
That was really funny,lol........
@saxon-mt5by
@saxon-mt5by 6 жыл бұрын
More people die at home than on the roads!
@zaink7037
@zaink7037 5 жыл бұрын
They have to get rid of the dummies on the road 🤣
@Thomas_Smaling
@Thomas_Smaling 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah gotta be pretty dumb to do that no one home
@maarten194
@maarten194 7 жыл бұрын
the safest was the mother in law , in the trunk
@jamiebales8394
@jamiebales8394 7 жыл бұрын
Another poor Focus laid to rest.
@thegrumpyroblox4172
@thegrumpyroblox4172 6 жыл бұрын
it prob done 30,0000 miles that is why
@5bananas1
@5bananas1 5 жыл бұрын
Looks like an older mark 2. The new one has airbags in the seats. I wonder how well that would do. Mind you id rather have an old focus than the new ecoboost ones. I dont think i would want to survive a crash like that anyway.
@robloxfan4271
@robloxfan4271 5 жыл бұрын
most mk 1 focus's these days have something wrong anyways
@dw2843
@dw2843 4 жыл бұрын
@@robloxfan4271 mk1 focus are quite reliable
@darylyatestransportblogs
@darylyatestransportblogs 4 жыл бұрын
Plenty of Mk1 Focus's around even 10 years after this was filmed, this was most likely a scrap car anyway.
@BluePixelGaming
@BluePixelGaming 7 жыл бұрын
This test doesn't replicate a 50mph crash into a stationary car. Main reason being, a stationary car would also be launched forwards on impact lessening the impact on the moving car, not act like a solid immovable wall.
@kronks4
@kronks4 7 жыл бұрын
BluePixel Gaming That is true but say this scenario just replicates brake failure at a t intersection?
@BluePixelGaming
@BluePixelGaming 7 жыл бұрын
Only if you ploughed into a solid, immovable wall at 50mph. Hitting another stationary car or even the side of a house, wouldn't do this much damage. It's as accurate as when they say 2 cars hitting each other headon, each doing 60mph, is equal to a 120mph collision when it's not, it's equal to a 60mph collision as both cars cancel each other out. Obviously it's a little more complicated than that as the weight of each vehicle plays a big part as well.
@kronks4
@kronks4 7 жыл бұрын
BluePixel Gaming yeah of course its gonna be a bit different if you hit 2 cars together.
@punker4Real
@punker4Real 6 жыл бұрын
Ever hear of equal opposite reaction another type of crash say if another car is going 65 and you are going 70 did you hit the other car +5mph or did you hit it going 70mph?
@EstCrossings
@EstCrossings 4 жыл бұрын
The crash they did with a Mondeo and a tractor probably replicated the stationary car rear ending better.
@matthewbrough123890
@matthewbrough123890 7 жыл бұрын
should have used a 7 seater and have 1 in each of the 3 rows
@soundseeker63
@soundseeker63 7 жыл бұрын
You REALLY dont want to be on the back row and be hit from behind! They did a test of that and the results were not good!
@gabrielvieira6529
@gabrielvieira6529 4 жыл бұрын
@@soundseeker63 be in the middle!
@oOgy172
@oOgy172 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure about Europe, but in the US there's barely any safety requirements for the 3rd row seats in SUVs (except for basics like seatbelts and headrests). There are no airbags on the sides and your upper body would be sent flying towards the seat in front of you. Maybe they just assumed that if there was a 3rd row it would be the worst out of all
@nicodo123
@nicodo123 2 жыл бұрын
@@oOgy172 don't curtain airbags usually go from the very front to the very back of the car?
@jordancarriveau371
@jordancarriveau371 7 жыл бұрын
Craigslist be like minor damage, still runs like new
@jayden_pl0x648
@jayden_pl0x648 6 жыл бұрын
Jordan Carriveau ha ha
@georgejacob3162
@georgejacob3162 4 жыл бұрын
Advert says 'Slight dent in front which extends back to the rear seats.'
@JoopMedia
@JoopMedia 7 жыл бұрын
Depends on too many variables - car design, rear impact / front impact, size & weight of passengers, luggage within the vehicle etc etc.. I.E - not very scientific. But interesting nonetheless :)
@ogolster8346
@ogolster8346 7 жыл бұрын
Also you are not gonna be going into a brick wall if you rear end a car, the rear of the other car with also crumple slowing you down
@aussiebloke609
@aussiebloke609 7 жыл бұрын
True. This is actually analogous to having a collision with another vehicle (allowing for crumple zones on both vehicles) at around 100 mph. Still, extreme examples show the differences better to the untrained eye.
@jay-qp8tz
@jay-qp8tz 7 жыл бұрын
Joop Media
@TheBlueCorolla
@TheBlueCorolla 7 жыл бұрын
Dash cam Nissan UK 1990, I never understood the point of hitting concrete blocks, I wonder how different the outcome would b if they had of used a trailer from an articulated truck
@picklesrule69
@picklesrule69 7 жыл бұрын
Should redo the test with a more modern car than using a 16 year old car..just to see the difference
@martinkurlee3058
@martinkurlee3058 7 жыл бұрын
picklesrule69 tru
@ConyaBalls2004
@ConyaBalls2004 7 жыл бұрын
picklesrule69 or maybe actually get 2 of the same cars, one is moving and the other stationary, with a crash test dummy in every seat of both cars, and crash the two into each other! Front on rear, I mean.
@toyotacelica9308
@toyotacelica9308 6 жыл бұрын
picklesrule69 lol ikr
@macjalac5845
@macjalac5845 5 жыл бұрын
They can't afford that
@gabrielvieira6529
@gabrielvieira6529 4 жыл бұрын
@@ConyaBalls2004 yess!
@CoreTech951
@CoreTech951 7 жыл бұрын
I had a crash in the same car like this one (2001 mk1 Focus) back in 2009 when my friend was driving and some drunk idiot swerwed into us head on, I was sitting on the rear passenger seat and we crashed at around 40mph (65 kmh) - the driver had a broken right foot, 2 broken fingers (police said it was from the airbag cuz he probably wasn't holding the wheel correctly) and a serious headache which lasted for a week, but me and the other two friends were completely fine (except for minor bruises, seatbelt burnmarks and a neckpain). So if I will ever have another crash, I'd prefer to seat in the back or at least on the passenger seat. The focus is a really safe car though, my neighbor got killed a couple of years ago in a 2002 Renault Megane when he crashed into a bridge at 30-40mph because the car then caught fire and he couldn't get out cuz the doors were still locked, even when firemen arrived. After that, I always keep two window breaker tools in the glove box (got them for 5$ on eBay).
@key2010
@key2010 6 жыл бұрын
my parents rear ended a truck in a Renault megane and the side wings moved backwards and locked them inside the car not able to open the doors. they climbed out from the back. what kind of design is that!
@zuoran26
@zuoran26 5 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that.But the 2001-2004 Ford Focus aren’t so good at techinc parts.Dad has an 2003 Ford and something got fire.Dad repaired the car,but we hope it wont happen again.My whole family drives Ford.Mom,Dad,my Aunt and my grandparents!I consider them trash cars.That is why i prefer going with my mom.I saw in my city,another Ford Focus like dad’s.It got in fire(i cant spell..I dont live in America or England)It scared me and my little sister like..hell. I.Don’t.Want.To.See.Them.Again.
@sylveon9021
@sylveon9021 5 жыл бұрын
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooohel oogod must have hurt ALLOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@VintenFoxSFM
@VintenFoxSFM 4 жыл бұрын
CoreTech951 omfg thank you. I will try to buy window breaking gloves god bless u
@pedromonteiro1126
@pedromonteiro1126 3 жыл бұрын
It's always bad to hear that, was it the Mk2 Megane? My parents have one and it protected my mother very well in a 30/40 mph crash into another car (was kind of a T-bone, my mother being the one who crashed the front). She left the car by herself, no problem opening the doors, only busted the wipers water reservoir, even the front bumper was reusable (very similar to the Top Gear Megane crash). It also survived a rear end crash into a wall at 30/40 mph (loss of brakes due to electronic failure) and my mother didn't have any problem after that. With this + the 5 star EuroNCAP i always thought we were in a pretty safe car (we don't use it on highways, it's a commuter car). I was maybe needing this actually to change my mindset.
@Hampstead343
@Hampstead343 4 жыл бұрын
No seat belt can protect better than: - Keeping a safe distance - Driving according to road conditions - Maintaining your car in proper working order.
@Garf2O
@Garf2O 3 жыл бұрын
Things people in california dont do in a nice compact list
@bpomowe224
@bpomowe224 Жыл бұрын
There's a slight problem with your list, and that is that it's all about what the driver is doing. Alas, there are lots of other people on the roads, and keeping a safe distance to the car in front (and back) of you won't help should someone going the opposite direction falls asleep behind the wheel/drops something on the floor and picks it up/gets distracted by screaming children in the back and veers off into your lane. Always wear that seatbelt, and follow the advice on the list.
@Hampstead343
@Hampstead343 Жыл бұрын
@@bpomowe224 I am not saying that seat belts are useless at all. These conditions are IN ADDITION to wearing a seat belt and child restraints. A lot of people don't even do anything on the list.
@bpomowe224
@bpomowe224 Жыл бұрын
​@@Hampstead343 a lot of people are idiots. It was the phrasing "No seat belt can protect better than" when there are a lot of things that ONLY the seat belt can provide protection from I questioned, though we do seem to fully agree that everyone should do all :)
@A_youtube_channel_
@A_youtube_channel_ Жыл бұрын
The main reason people die in car crashes is speed, if people slowed down fatal car crashes would go down dramatically
@nicolemasen6139
@nicolemasen6139 5 жыл бұрын
"Behind the wheel are two dummies" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@xistencestudios8904
@xistencestudios8904 7 жыл бұрын
I play a lot of BeamNG and as my tests modern cars do a great job of making a chamber with the passengers and most impact does not reach the box in which the passengers are in upon front or rear impact
@nathanielserrano3134
@nathanielserrano3134 7 жыл бұрын
You should not rely on a game . though BeamNG's physics are good , its better just to use an actual car and do the crash in real life
@xistencestudios8904
@xistencestudios8904 7 жыл бұрын
Colderunz well you are correct you at least get similar results at least not to far off
@nathanielserrano3134
@nathanielserrano3134 7 жыл бұрын
True
@ImRavinaboutGamin
@ImRavinaboutGamin 7 жыл бұрын
Asghar Muna Tuna right? I love that game lol
@xistencestudios8904
@xistencestudios8904 7 жыл бұрын
Atleast you don't loose money destroying cars in beamNG
@supersimon126
@supersimon126 7 жыл бұрын
Sorry wut? The back should be the most relaxing? In the back of most cars you sit awful
@iainhughes4630
@iainhughes4630 7 жыл бұрын
supersimon126 ikr
@Henry_Jr_Watsson
@Henry_Jr_Watsson 5 жыл бұрын
That only goes for the very cheap cars. For cars at the middle segment and up the rear seats are actually very comfy. You always have two arm rests as well!
@xq39
@xq39 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe if you're in the back of a grand tourer with a super sloped rear window.
@ryanorr411
@ryanorr411 7 жыл бұрын
A collision with another car would push it forward, meaning not as much energy is transferred into the car hitting it. So although you can make projections, I don't think it would be nearly as severe as hitting a concrete barrier that doesnt budge an inch.
@philippe5249
@philippe5249 7 жыл бұрын
a collision with a wall or worse: a car coming front at 60 mph means doubling the speed.
@captainuki
@captainuki 4 жыл бұрын
@@philippe5249 It goes all down to deceleration in given distance which transforms into g-forces. If you hit the car head on, both going 50km/h, both having same weight, than your car stops in a split of a second from 50 - 0. Deformations of your car makes your body to stop from 50-0 in a meter. If you hit the wall, also your body stops from 50-0. Deformations and so distance of stopping to 0 would also be the same so that makes equal g-forces. But if you hit a stationary car, it means that deceleration will be 25km/h because you would push the car in front of you and you would not stop to 0 but to about 25km/h... And also deformations would be grater because your car would deform for 1 m and the opposite car for 1 meter giving it 2 m to stop from 50-25... Which gives less g-forces...
@philippe5249
@philippe5249 4 жыл бұрын
Actually yes you are right, funny I was convinced that a collision with a car was worse
@captainuki
@captainuki 4 жыл бұрын
@@philippe5249 I had the same logic until recently... Because it actually looks worse... But when you think of it closely you get the picture
@kgk8010
@kgk8010 7 жыл бұрын
Nice video!
@gavla3550
@gavla3550 Жыл бұрын
2:36, "so where would you sit?" Sadly my legs and arms can't reach the controls from the back seat, so I'd have to day "I would sit in the drivers seat." 🙄
@stuchly1
@stuchly1 6 жыл бұрын
I swear at this point i only come to these videos to read the troll comments XD
@chaleclair5650
@chaleclair5650 3 жыл бұрын
Our family car is a 2010 fiesta (a 5 star car for front passenger and driver) but the rear is 4 stars so also good
@BensCoffeeRants
@BensCoffeeRants 6 жыл бұрын
I think based on most crash tests the front generally seem to fair better than the rear for side impacts. I assume if you're in a head on crash it might be better in the rear, if you get hit hard from behind by a truck, the front might be better.
@plaidzior
@plaidzior 7 жыл бұрын
in my toyota there are airbags in all door panels, curtains everywhere, airbags in every seat, leg protecting air bags and basically every kind of airbag you can imagine
@dubaidriver9978
@dubaidriver9978 7 жыл бұрын
Things are going forward even for the rear occupants. FORD is the first company to introduce airbags in seat belts - in Focus models in particular.
@EpixGamer101
@EpixGamer101 6 жыл бұрын
Dubai DRIVER that's only on the Explorer (SUV/4x4) in the US
@ELValenin
@ELValenin 4 жыл бұрын
They can't replace rear frontal airbags.
@MrSupercar55
@MrSupercar55 8 ай бұрын
Those old Ford airbags are brutal. You can see in the crash test footage here that the passenger’s airbag in that Mk 1 Focus deployed with such force that it broke the windshield.
@driftking6071
@driftking6071 Жыл бұрын
1:07 I love how the dummy says to the car to go and stop
@Beth9228
@Beth9228 5 жыл бұрын
I used to have a 2005 Ford Focus and I was in a bad car accident on March 7,2012 with another car. The other car hit me on the side and made my car in a rolled over. I was wearing my seat belt. I had a broken ankle, few bruises, and a little bump. The broken ankle was the worse injury from it. The car was 4 Door hatchback just like this Ford Focus in Body style.
@osianfudge6669
@osianfudge6669 4 жыл бұрын
I thought the point of the test was to see if it is safer being as passenger in the front or the back. If the dummy had been in the front passenger seat it would have fared better because there are no pedals or steering wheel
@baldeepbirak
@baldeepbirak 5 жыл бұрын
More tests like this are good
@onlylikenerd
@onlylikenerd 5 жыл бұрын
Honestly I hate these dummy tests... humans react different than a motionless dummy... if the driver noticed that cars were stopped last second, they would most likely scream, causing the rear passenger to look up, realize the car is about to smash into the rear end of another car, and then tense up and hold themselves back or something along those lines... they aren't just gonna sit there like a dead fish lol
@jugostran
@jugostran 5 жыл бұрын
Yes and flail their arms like they are at a rave... But the dummies are good for getting the estimates in the ball park of the real life results...Or we could use expendables like Ethan Smale
@TheRoadsHereSuck
@TheRoadsHereSuck 7 жыл бұрын
What if the rear passenger wasn't wearing a seatbelt?
@MonkeyHunch1
@MonkeyHunch1 7 жыл бұрын
The rear passenger would crush the driver. Thats why always make rear seat passenger belt up when i am driving.
@Smithy250
@Smithy250 7 жыл бұрын
The Roads Here Suck they would smash their head into the back of the drivers head rest and possibly have enough force to kill the driver too
@enovenn6074
@enovenn6074 6 жыл бұрын
The Roads Here Suck It will fly and pushing the driver seat to the airbag
@eileensweeney2500
@eileensweeney2500 6 жыл бұрын
Ther American IIHS did that. It is much uglier for both the rear passenger and the person sitting in front of them. This is because the person in front gets his/her seat slammed from behind by the unbelted rear occupant, and gets shoved into the airbag, and the rear passenger slams into the hard surface of the seat in front of him/her.
@alanaliyev456GT
@alanaliyev456GT 5 жыл бұрын
Like Dodi and Diana...they are dead...(belt is lonely chance of stay alive for rear passenger)
@ACROZDENBOW
@ACROZDENBOW 7 жыл бұрын
I'll drive in the back then hand me that steering wheel ... Haha
@pocketwingman
@pocketwingman 7 жыл бұрын
Welp, I always thought the back was the safest, will you do this again but with a 2017 or 2016 version that actually have airbags in the back?
@StephenButlerOne
@StephenButlerOne 7 жыл бұрын
I wonder why you don't get bags in the rear of the seat . Also a bag the is situated in the foot well that's job is solely to knock your feet off the pedals and towards the seat bottom, as the pedals start to intrude into the foot space.
@jjdrfc1185
@jjdrfc1185 7 жыл бұрын
Stephen Butler in modern cars they have some in the rear seats
@ratedasmr7811
@ratedasmr7811 5 жыл бұрын
All the little dummy scenes are great
@BrianNaeem
@BrianNaeem 7 жыл бұрын
the new fords have multi stage airbags that cushion the lower half of your body so it is also protected.
@TorutheRedFox
@TorutheRedFox 7 жыл бұрын
that crackle from the impact though.
@TorutheRedFox
@TorutheRedFox 7 жыл бұрын
And that's an older car, so it will obviously have terrible seatbelts.
@Tommy-qe6fh
@Tommy-qe6fh 2 ай бұрын
Iihs has started testing this now
@VampireKa1n
@VampireKa1n 7 жыл бұрын
Don't worry about it. There are countless things that could kill you every time you leave the house. Don't let fear dictate your life.
@WarningSign1000
@WarningSign1000 7 жыл бұрын
True, but that's not what this experiment is about. The purpose of these tests is to learn what could happen, which can lead to more safety in cars. So next time you leave the house, you're safer :) My 2002 Fiesta could surely be a death trap in a crash. It doesn't stop me from driving 20.000 km a year though :)
@Quasihamster
@Quasihamster 5 жыл бұрын
"...because we should ALL know whether the front or rear seat is safest." Yeah... if it turns out the rear is safer I guess I'll just drive my car from there, Mr. Bean Style, steering and honking with my feet."
@griffinthedragon1100
@griffinthedragon1100 7 жыл бұрын
not the Ford focus. I love the focus
@standingrblx4680
@standingrblx4680 4 жыл бұрын
My looking at it now: wait there *is* airbags in the bag
@NoCoMpany741
@NoCoMpany741 3 ай бұрын
I just dont get it a Wall is solid and isnt moving or deforming just the 1 Ford Focus has to do all the work with the forces having to comprehend it all while 2 Cars would both share the force and the crash wouldn't be such severe also its very unlikely to crash into a wall and in most cases you either crash into a Tree,Car,Truck and into a ditch and all of it can work up the force while a rock solid wall can't do anything and just brings the Car to a Stop in an Instant and there isn't extra time
@faaaukkk309
@faaaukkk309 7 жыл бұрын
If you collide into a stationary car at 50, the law of conservation of momentum says that you won't come to a complete stop like this impact. Assuming both cars weight the same, the collision would decelerate your car down from 50mph to 25, not to zero like the collision with a fixed wall. It's a completely different severity of impact, since energies involved in a collision varies with the square of velocity change. On the other hand, this crash does show what happens if you run into something very heavy and uniform. Like a bus...
@boundish1
@boundish1 6 жыл бұрын
Seatbelt pre-tensioners in the back would have helped alot here.
@firefox8078
@firefox8078 5 жыл бұрын
In the hall he has a fresh pair of shoes😂😂
@christianblessingbalbio5007
@christianblessingbalbio5007 9 ай бұрын
My reaction to the video: Seats doesn't matter. Your responsible driving is what really matters.
@HAYDNBBH
@HAYDNBBH 7 жыл бұрын
"no one really knows" - yeah im sure NCAP or any other regulatory body has ever tested to see if the front or back is safer, or got the results inadvertently
@colingrubbs2916
@colingrubbs2916 4 жыл бұрын
4:27 That airbag inflated with so much force that it almost cracked the entire windshield.
@leer9951
@leer9951 3 жыл бұрын
The passenger airbag is designed to use the windscreen as a deflector and does smash it when deployed.
@Loonistrator
@Loonistrator 7 жыл бұрын
What about the passenger seat? I mean, the driver can't very well sit in the rear, but how does the front passenger seat fare for safety, given it has no pedals to intrude or steering wheel against which to smash?
@mackcummy4976
@mackcummy4976 6 жыл бұрын
thought the Focus had good crash test ratings?
@sebastianb5036
@sebastianb5036 6 жыл бұрын
Crashing into a solid wall is different then rearending a car. The rear end will deform and absorb some of the energy. The driver would likely survive at 50 miles per hour. But although the test is flawed you got your point across. Back seat is safer in frontal crashes.
@joeyjohnsondotcomblabla8849
@joeyjohnsondotcomblabla8849 5 жыл бұрын
Now modern cars and ford galaxy has airbags underneath the steering wheel to. Cushion the drivers legs so the car makers trying to make drivers legs less hurt i don't know if this is right i might be Wong
@seanrenee222
@seanrenee222 7 жыл бұрын
what if you are in a 7 seater, with three rows, would you be safer in the middle, front or back??
@jackpez
@jackpez 6 жыл бұрын
I hate these tests because it really depends on what kind of car you have
@ConyaBalls2004
@ConyaBalls2004 7 жыл бұрын
My mams car has rear airbags, I think. It has airbags in the pillar separating the front and rear doors but I don't know if they are meant to protect the driver or passenger...
@TheRoadsHereSuck
@TheRoadsHereSuck 7 жыл бұрын
Curtain airbags so you don't get a facefull of grille and engine in the event of a broadside collision
@rj7855
@rj7855 4 жыл бұрын
it was not a test of a front and rear passenger, it was a driver and a rear passenger. Why there was no dummy in the front passenger seat? also why telling and example of a highway collision on a stranded car and than testing with a collision to a solid concrete block? The story was flawed, the test was flawed... in short the program was flawed
@franciskennedy1782
@franciskennedy1782 4 жыл бұрын
What happened to the front seat belt tenchior
@Cypher791
@Cypher791 5 жыл бұрын
I want to know how a service bus performs in a crash, with no crumple zone, the driver sitting in front of the wheels.. no seatbelts, no airbags, bars all over the place...
@zombrexgaming687
@zombrexgaming687 3 жыл бұрын
„Its time for some hardcore research“ slams car into wall
@yomomthecomputerguy4904
@yomomthecomputerguy4904 6 жыл бұрын
The dummy in the front was my cosson
@grabir01
@grabir01 7 жыл бұрын
most of the time, crashes are with other cars and not concrete walls.
@SebastianCarinanco
@SebastianCarinanco 7 жыл бұрын
grabir01 If you crash with other car that is coming to you, it will be the same as crashing with a concrete wall.
@grabir01
@grabir01 7 жыл бұрын
Sebastián Cariñanco no way
@SebastianCarinanco
@SebastianCarinanco 7 жыл бұрын
grabir01 Try it
@CrazyRoadblockisbae
@CrazyRoadblockisbae 7 жыл бұрын
grabir01 with how you don't get how this is true you should try it.
@grabir01
@grabir01 7 жыл бұрын
CrazyRoadblock You are the one that does not get it. Obviously it was you in that car into the cement wall.. I did not know that the Germans also engineered cement walls with crumple zones.. Did you dumbass? wow !!
@sqike001ton
@sqike001ton 6 жыл бұрын
I think from passagner vs back passagner would have been more ideal
@tcpnetworks
@tcpnetworks 7 жыл бұрын
50 miles an hour into a solid block? Another car isn't solid, as implied. So rear-ending another car doesn't impart the same amount of crash energy into the cars structure. It would have been better to a deformable barrier.
@JayFe0
@JayFe0 7 жыл бұрын
I'm sure they take that into consideration. Hitting a concrete block at 50mph will be an equivalent crash to hitting a car at x mph with x depending on the weight of the car you hit and whether it's moving, etc. This was a TV programme, they weren't intending to get right in to the physics calculations.
@luckyluke5638
@luckyluke5638 4 жыл бұрын
Front passenger and rear passenger would have been a much more appropriate comparison. I mean, whatever you do the driver is always gonna be in this seat... A front passenger doesn't have pedals or a steering wheel, and unlike the rear he has an airbag. Front is better imo
@thomasplouffe1363
@thomasplouffe1363 3 жыл бұрын
What about a car seat? Also if kids are rear facing and are rear ended what happens?
@adimazga
@adimazga 7 жыл бұрын
In case of frontal impact, the back with seatbelt anytime.
@eurosonly
@eurosonly 3 жыл бұрын
Back seats are safer but not the most comfortable for the passenger. Auto manufacturers know that most people just drive their cars alone to work and back and have just one more person sitting next to them in the front on rare occasions so they don't have to improve the ride comfort and luxury in the back half of the car. The back seats just have children sitting on them during the school run which means that giving them any sort of control would be a distraction for the driver. Hence why the back seats in most are are plain. Unless it's a luxury long wheel based car that comes with its own driver.
@dominicg7069
@dominicg7069 4 жыл бұрын
the car would not stay still when hit it would still roll a bit so the impact will not be as dramatic
@callumlee520
@callumlee520 6 жыл бұрын
Should've put the front dummy in the passenger seat because the driver has to sit in the front passengers can sit anywhere
@iainhughes4630
@iainhughes4630 7 жыл бұрын
Unless you have a luxurious car, the back is usually cramped with no legroom. A lot of cars these days have rear and curtain airbags, so maybe repeat this test on a car with rear and curtain airbags.
@cesarjavierbarbosa8318
@cesarjavierbarbosa8318 7 жыл бұрын
If 50 mph doesn't feel really fast, I want to experience a 125 mph crash test and 125 mph wheel falling off and/or flip.
@jasonjayalap
@jasonjayalap 6 жыл бұрын
Decades of crash testing and no one has measured what happens to the kids in the back. Gee, Thanks, regulators, manufacturers, testers, journalists, and consumers!
@rallyecars7449
@rallyecars7449 4 жыл бұрын
Love how the passenger airbag breaks the windshield. also FUCK NO to rear airbags. that would make front seats hard as rocks and you'd have to replace the whole seat.
@chrism340i
@chrism340i 7 жыл бұрын
Need more modern cars
@kleberson777
@kleberson777 Жыл бұрын
Whether it is front seat or rear seat, I'm definitely wouldn't want to take middle rear seat
@francolarroque
@francolarroque 7 жыл бұрын
The passenger airbag smashes the windshield...
@Brenduh03
@Brenduh03 2 ай бұрын
When I pull my seatbelt it doesn’t lock?
@giacomohall8006
@giacomohall8006 4 жыл бұрын
I think it depends on the car like in a Volvo you would be absulutly fine in both places
@multiomer1997
@multiomer1997 11 ай бұрын
like u say it depends, if you compare a volvo from the 20th century and one from 2022. well then u will see the difference direct.
@yusiangwong4818
@yusiangwong4818 2 жыл бұрын
The Front Passenger Airbag On The Focus Just Shattered The Front Windshield That May Cut The Passenger
@apexgt4
@apexgt4 7 жыл бұрын
I would sit in the front so I could drive
@soundseeker63
@soundseeker63 7 жыл бұрын
Why didn't they test a front passenger? He/she has the benefit of airbags and belt pre-tensioners, but without the intrusion of a steering wheel or pedals! I'd bet that was the safest place to be, although the way the passenger airbag shattered the windscreen in this car is a bit worrying! But admittedly hitting a concrete block at 50mph is MUCH worse than hitting another car at 50mph..
@alanaliyev456GT
@alanaliyev456GT 5 жыл бұрын
If Dodi and Diana was belted they had 95% chance of stay alive
@stuntbased
@stuntbased 7 жыл бұрын
i would rather be in trunk . If it is front on
@georgejacob3162
@georgejacob3162 7 жыл бұрын
I would rather jump out before impact!
@StandWithRussia
@StandWithRussia 5 жыл бұрын
Futher studies showed that it is safer driving a donkey. It has lower speeds and has built in self steering away from broken down donkeys on the middle of the road. No seat belt or airbags required.
@clunkclickeverytrip
@clunkclickeverytrip 7 жыл бұрын
what about airbags in the back f the drivers seat
@minislayer2010
@minislayer2010 3 жыл бұрын
Not a fair test. If you hit a stationary vehicle at 50mph. That vehicle is going to move with the impact, so it's less of a sudden stop.
@Lucky_2109
@Lucky_2109 7 жыл бұрын
why left airbag shoot the windshield while another airbag is not
@cozz321
@cozz321 7 жыл бұрын
It depends which way you crash e.g. Side
@matthewgodwin3050
@matthewgodwin3050 7 жыл бұрын
Cars are now designed to be extremely safe in the type of crash simulated by Ncap. But every real world crash is different, and not at all like the Ncap test. A 5 star car, could, in the real world still kill you, where as in some situations, you may walk away from a 2 star car unharmed. It's all down to that elusive old thing called luck. Much better to modify your own driving style and drive in the safest possible way, don't take unnecessary risk, don't use excessive speed, leave plenty of stopping distance and help avoid as much as possible having the accident in the first place.
@TijnVos
@TijnVos 7 жыл бұрын
I think for the driver is would be the safest place to be in the back because the car won't move
@alexkruyer
@alexkruyer 7 жыл бұрын
why are there not air bags in back seat
@andrepoiy1199
@andrepoiy1199 5 жыл бұрын
And those sitting in tight 3rd row seats of some SUVs will hit the seat in front of them.... Hard
@WolfrCats
@WolfrCats 5 жыл бұрын
Reasons why you should up for giant brakes
@HECKproductions
@HECKproductions 4 жыл бұрын
"perhaps with the introduction of rear air bags" how old is this ??? uploaded in 2016 but even then rear and side and basically everywhere air bags were not special
@ELValenin
@ELValenin 4 жыл бұрын
There are rear side airbags in almost every new car, but no car has rear frontal airbags.
@trunker007
@trunker007 6 жыл бұрын
"a face full of knee"
@stillstuckingoldnova6379
@stillstuckingoldnova6379 7 жыл бұрын
Depends which side u crashed if it was the front I would sit in the back if it is in the back I would be in the front
@youtubegamingyt5763
@youtubegamingyt5763 7 жыл бұрын
yeah
@hellohie1914
@hellohie1914 5 жыл бұрын
What happened to the front of the hood
@Dakakeisalie
@Dakakeisalie 7 жыл бұрын
Do this same exact test but tow the car in reverse
@rileysmith9843
@rileysmith9843 6 жыл бұрын
mlnlme1 what if the seatback breaks and the rear passenger is a child
@eaklesd4743
@eaklesd4743 4 жыл бұрын
well i now know that if I wreck my focus going 70 imma die
@santhasup2290
@santhasup2290 7 жыл бұрын
looks like the dummy is really close to the steering wheel ... :)
@luxembourger
@luxembourger 3 жыл бұрын
When you drive a car, where would you let your beloved one sit as a passenger, at the back or in front? We still don't know, because they forgot to put a dummy passenger in front. Strange mistake.
@LUXITANE
@LUXITANE 7 жыл бұрын
What about the speed of 200 Kilometers per hour.
@jugostran
@jugostran 5 жыл бұрын
I personally much prefer the roof
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