Lucky escape

[K1_MBR]

Proof that clio's are a safe motor to be in.....

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005480390,,00.html

 

[Andy.1.2-16v]

OMG that's savage, really hate seeing big crashses like that....:dapprove:

 

[_Kenny_]

Ouch some mess

Going slightly off topic, I was watching a rerun of 5th Gear last night where they crashed a new Espace into a 9 year old model at 35mph. The new one is the safest car NCAP have ever tested and the airbag never even deployed on impact due to the strength of the crumple zones. However due to the strength of the new Espace, it would have killed the driver of the old Espace as it went right through to the drivers area.

 

[Jonaldinho]

Nasty

 

[Dave]

They are safe, but the survival is nothing to do with the car IMHO in that incident. Pure luck.

 

[davebem]

I agree the driver was very lucky. There was an article in the Sun last year about someone who tried to commit suicide in a mk2 clio by driving it off a cliff but still survived.

 

[Phill1978]

clio`s are safe, but an interesting point raised there... if cars get tougher for their occupants its inevitably going to have concequences for the things it hits i.e slightly less strong cars, so it could become a battle of the strongest shell.

the Mercedes Mclaran SLR has a hundreds honeycomb carbon fiber layers in the nose to gradually soften the impact of a blow.. straight from F1 technology, hence prince dick head naseem walked out of his slr unharmmed in a head on collision and wearing no seatbelt.. shame then that only the rich and wrekless get these technologies, wonder how long it will be before this carbon fiber impact technology arrives in our clio`s ???? 10yrs ? but at least it will be light, rather than bloting the car up with steel bars which stop the car deforming but do little to reduce impact forces for the passengers inside.

 

[JoelDee]

bloody hell!

 

[Jamie _Swales]

thats bad, but i was pure look the driver survived.

If there had been any passengers, they would have had no chance

 

[GarethM]

the clio driver was very lucky to escape that the clio's mangled!!!!

 

[beatjunkie]

i watched it on the news when they pulled the clio out from the lorry it was like a pan cake truely shocking!!

 

[patty]

funkin hell!!!

 

[Clarkie172]

its mad that, it was all over the news yesterday! closed m1 nearly all day! ques for hours!

 

[Andi-B]

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Its hard to believe the driver of the car survived but the lorry driver didnt

Wouldnt have thought ANYthing would climbed out of that clio alive
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[fizzy_drink]

I think the lorry driver was killed by his own trailer...

Clio's a MESS!

 

[marvel]

I got caught up in this when going to work on the tuesday. the accident that caused the tail back was horiffic tho.

Some poor soul had an accident, the driver managed to get out but the passenger was stuck. His legs were trapped and the car caught fire