IanCar Accidents Walked Away From
June 11th 2010 02:54
Modern safety requirements on cars may seem harsh at times, but as the images below demonstrate they certainly save lives.
High performance cars are extremely comfortable and swift, and thankfully many are also incredibly safe if things happen to go wrong.
As seen here on jalopnik.com, below are terrifying accidents where amazingly, no one was seriously hurt!
2004 Ferrari 360 Modena
Incident: Man borrows his friend's Ferrari and loses control after showing off for his girlfriend. He crashed into another car and ran into live power lines, downing electrified cables and breaking the car in half.
Injuries: None.
2008 Ferrari F430
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Incident: Driver speeds on highway, loses control, and slams into a guardrail with great enough force that the car breaks in two.
Injuries: Driver escapes with a handful of scratches.
Porsche 911 Turbo
Location: London, England
Incident: Blew a tire at high speed and immediately swerved to the left, clipping an Audi A6 and rolling into a fence.
Injuries: None.
2003 Dodge Viper RT/10
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Incident: Driver lost control at 130 mph; car began rolling at 65 mph.
Injuries: None.
2003 Ferrari 360 Modena
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Incident: Suspected drunk driver lost control while trying to overtake another car at triple-digit speeds. Left the road, drove up a 40-foot embankment, became airborne, and rolled twice before sliding upside-down into a field. The car was only three days old.
Injuries: Driver got out of the car without a scratch. Witnesses report that he was smoking a cigarette and standing around like nothing happened.
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