MetaFilter posts tagged with car and crash

Collision Tests: Old versus New, rounds 1 and 2

filthy light thief — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:46:05 -0800

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently had their 50th anniversary, and to taut the progress of car safety design, they've set a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air versus a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, and shared the crash test videos on YouTube. Spoiler: the dummy in the Malibu suffered only minor leg damage while the dummy in the Bel Air suffered damages that would have killed a person instantly. A few years ago, a similar test was run between two editions of Renault Espace as part of an episode of the UK series Fifth Gear. The result was similar, except there were only nine years between models (higher quality clip of the crash segment). In the segment, crash engineering research chief, Richard Morris, noted that if the older Espace hit a similarly constructed model, the damage would have been less drastic, and the driver may have survived.

How do you say "wipe out" in French?

schyler523 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:59:04 -0800

90 minutes of rally car crashes. That is all. [via]

Ron Howard's Directorial Debut

potch — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:59:52 -0800

The first Grand Theft Auto.

You can't sing, but you a can't hide.

BrodieShadeTree — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:16:02 -0800

What's worse? MySpace or American Idol? How about a website that finds all the MySpace pages for those aweful American Idol contestants (you know- the ones we are supposed to laugh at because they suck)?

cars and trucks incompatible. also, airplane crash tests, whee!

sergeant sandwich — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:20:24 -0800

"We tacitly agree to accept a certain level of carnage in order to use the highways in ways we value." [pdf, 750kB] Three particle physicists analyze data from crash tests and crash statistics, and show that pickup trucks pose a much greater risk to other drivers than any other type of vehicle, even SUVs. [pdf, 880kB] Also, I found some totally rad videos of airplane crash tests from nasa. Sweet!!

car vs bike at 155mph

jonson — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 10:40:34 -0800

Photos of the outcome of a motorcycle merging with a car @ 155 miles per hour.

allaboutgeorge — Fri, 26 Apr 2002 01:02:51 -0800

TLC's Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes dies. A car accident in Honduras. I sure hope her record company behaves itself.

Thu, 21 Feb 2002 18:18:48 -0800

"You were not responsive, lying on a bed of sheets covered with blood." A young woman crashes her car, is airlifted to the hospital, and goes on life support. Her parents continue her 10-year-old diary during her stay in intensive care. Years later it's all posted to the web.

radio_mookie — Thu, 05 Apr 2001 12:19:15 -0800

Keanu Reeve's Girlfriend Killed In Car Crash - Jennifer Maria Syme, 29, died on Monday after her Cherokee hit several parked cars and turned over. A police report said two anti-depressant prescription drugs were found inside the vehicle along with two rolled up dollar notes with traces of a white substance inside them . . . Prescription cocaine? When can I see her doctor?