Coochas

Wow - Holy Scheit.

They must have been going at least 55 huh?

MMD

It's good that the engine snaps off. Probably designed that way. When it ejects there's suddenly less kinetic energy to injure the occupants. If intentionally designed to break off THAT'S a great advantage to our rear engine configuration in crashes.

fast1

When I view this wreck, I can't help but think about the incredible improvements in auto safety that have been made in the last 50 years. In the 50s there were about 25% of the number of cars on the road as there is today, and over 50K people were killed in auto accidents each year. Back then the theory was to build massive cars that would overpower obstacles in crashes. Back then there weren't any seat belts,and steering columns would routinely impail drivers. Also, the interiors were full of hard objects that had the potential to do serious harm to the occupants of a vehicle, and of course there weren't crumple zones.

So, lots of improvements over the years, and most of them came from the sport that many of us love so much: auto racing.

Soulteacher

That's not Germany in the pics, though.

jhbrennan

Not sure what "...auf der autobahn" means but why do you say that's not Germany?

MMA93

My dad has an awesome set oof tools, I can fix it.

Sanjeevan

I think it is designed that way. Also, there is a lot that goes in to designing those energy absorbing barriers too. Lucky occupants, smart hwy engineering and great cars.

Soulteacher

Of course I can be wrong, but neither the street sign in the background, nor the ambulance, nor the uniforms look German. I was thinking France, Switzerland, or quite possibly Austria (where the website is from; thus, the German title saying 'autobahn' - a term also used in Austria and other German-speaking nations for their high-speed roads).

jhbrennan

I think you're right - after I posted I noticed the ambulance and then thought maybe "autobahn" was not referenced specifically but as a more generic term.

The B

LOL You beat me to the RMS jab....

Riad

You can clearly see in this picture that they must have swerved to avoid Winnie, that worker is holding his honey pot, but sadly there was no sign of the Poo.

Cogito

I thought there were three "honeys" in that P-car?

OCBen

Good one, Don!

OCBen

Anybody else intrigued by that mound of white powdery stuff at the front end of the car?

Riad

I assumed it was placed there by the rescue workers to abosrb the fluid.