Safely squashed Xsara Picasso!

[Gollom]

Just saw an accident on the slip road off M602. It was apparant that a Picasso MPV thingy had been sandwiched between a lorry (rear) and Ford estate (front)

The rear was totally obliterated and the front was probably one-third of it's original size - - yet the cabin was intact and the suited driver was standing next to the wreckage, merrily sharing a joke with the lorry driver. Cars are soooooo safe now.

 

[SilverSaloon]

Just saw an accident on the slip road off M602. It was apparant that a Picasso MPV thingy had been sandwiched between a lorry (rear) and Ford estate (front)

The rear was totally obliterated and the front was probably one-third of it's original size - - yet the cabin was intact and the suited driver was standing next to the wreckage, merrily sharing a joke with the lorry driver. Cars are soooooo safe now.

pleased to hear they are save......

and also that the picasso held up so well - i have one!!!

 

[BTB 500]

I saw a 2CV that had been hit by a truck near Fleet, the only recognisable bit was a rear wing and part of the fabric roof. We moan about their complexity and maintenance, but modern designs definitely have their advantages.

 

[Rory]

You'll often hear people say they're amazed at the damage a modern car sustains in a crash but, of course, they're designed to do that to absorb the impact.

 

[SilverSaloon]

yes i keep on toying of getting an old Mk1 Mini (60s model) - i had 1986 one as my 1st car and always thought about restoring an old one....

but i am not sure how safe i would feel driving it tbh nowadays....

 

[nickg]

pleased to hear they are save......

and also that the picasso held up so well - i have one!!!

me too !! nice to know the kids are [relatively] safe in a worst case scenario.....although we are now doing most family travelling in the touareg.

 

[SilverSaloon]

me too !! nice to know the kids are [relatively] safe in a worst case scenario.....although we are now doing most family travelling in the touareg.

yes, we go in the 7 Series whenever possible. Picasso is only really used by wife on the way to work. Long trips are in the 7 series because mainly its a safer car to travel in. Plus its also nicer to drive etc etc, but unfortunatly uses about 3 times as much fuel lol

 

[Parrot of Doom]

Yep, modern cars are nice and safe, its a pity that many drivers use that extra safety as an excuse to continue driving like an idiot.

The safest car is one being driven by a safe driver. I try in vain to get my friends to take advanced lessons, they'd rather spend thousands on airbags and thicker A-pillars, than £100 on lessons to avoid the crash in the first place.....

 

[SilverSaloon]

<snip> than £100 on lessons to avoid the crash in the first place.....

i see what u are saying, but it doesnt matter how good a driver you are, there will always be that idiot who drives at you and hits u before u even get the chance to do anything.....

 

[Parrot of Doom]

Thats quite a rare occurance though. The vast majority of accidents are completely avoidable.

'All of a sudden' isn't in an advanced driver's vocabulary, the main exception being people driving on the wrong side of the road.

 

[fredfloggle]

I saw a 2CV that had been hit by a truck near Fleet, the only recognisable bit was a rear wing and part of the fabric roof. We moan about their complexity and maintenance, but modern designs definitely have their advantages.

Unfortunately , a 2CV doesn't have any business being on the road with any other traffic

 

[BTB 500]

Yup, and that one certainly wasn't going to be ever again.

 

[Ultymate]

Yep, modern cars are nice and safe, its a pity that many drivers use that extra safety as an excuse to continue driving like an idiot.

The safest car is one being driven by a safe driver. I try in vain to get my friends to take advanced lessons, they'd rather spend thousands on airbags and thicker A-pillars, than £100 on lessons to avoid the crash in the first place.....

The best safety device the manufacturers could fit would be a sharpened steel spike mounted firmly in the centre of the steering wheel, it would greatly improve the concentration and safety standards of the driver