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Title: Good ol' VW
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 22 August 2012, 13:59

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2191905/Driver-survives-horrific-crash-truck-FLATTENS-car.html

 :shocked:

Title: Re: Good ol' VW
Post by: Jay on 22 August 2012, 14:12

lucky man  :shocked:

Title: Re: Good ol' VW
Post by: SoundillusioN on 22 August 2012, 14:26

Jesus!.. He must have reacted quick and dived right....

reminds me of

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CB8QtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWFhE_fuhEpU&ei=Ydk0UKefEeeK0AWa7IDwBQ&usg=AFQjCNFbPnoq-20eBuO7AG1aWZHaP26gYQ

Title: Re: Good ol' VW
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 22 August 2012, 15:38

Quote from: SoundillusioN on 22 August 2012, 14:26

Jesus!.. He must have reacted quick and dived right....

reminds me of

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CB8QtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWFhE_fuhEpU&ei=Ydk0UKefEeeK0AWa7IDwBQ&usg=AFQjCNFbPnoq-20eBuO7AG1aWZHaP26gYQ

To be fair, that's a curtain side trailer, so the only weight on the car is the contents, which is much lighter.

So his "miraculous" survival was quite expected.

Title: Re: Good ol' VW
Post by: SoundillusioN on 22 August 2012, 16:11

Quote from: The Mighty Elvi on 22 August 2012, 15:38

Quote from: SoundillusioN on 22 August 2012, 14:26

Jesus!.. He must have reacted quick and dived right....

reminds me of

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CB8QtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWFhE_fuhEpU&ei=Ydk0UKefEeeK0AWa7IDwBQ&usg=AFQjCNFbPnoq-20eBuO7AG1aWZHaP26gYQ

To be fair, that's a curtain side trailer, so the only weight on the car is the contents, which is much lighter.

So his "miraculous" survival was quite expected.

Hence why I only said it reminded me of it.  However, just because it's curtain side doesn't mean it hasn't got something hard and heavy inside it, but it would take a lot to beat a solid truck full of gravel.

Title: Re: Good ol' VW
Post by: R32UK on 22 August 2012, 16:37

well.... i guess thats as low as you can go in a dub  :lipsrsealed: :laugh:

Title: Re: Good ol' VW
Post by: Mr GTD on 22 August 2012, 21:43

Feck Me!!!! :shocked: :shocked:

He's won lucky dude....

Title: Re: Good ol' VW
Post by: Deano2711 on 22 August 2012, 22:12

Its alright saying its just a curtain sider but when the curtains are shut with a ratchet and then has the retaining straps shut that curtain becomes solid. I have seen tonnes of stuff hanging out of one of those curtains and the curtain stretchea but will not rip or flex. This would be like being hit by a solid trailer if secured properly.

Title: Re: Good ol' VW
Post by: Gavv8 on 22 August 2012, 22:16

Curtains on uk hgv's are designed to take 2 tonnes of weight without ripping.

Title: Re: Good ol' VW
Post by: hobnobbob on 22 August 2012, 22:31

boggles the mind!

someones watching over him.

Title: Re: Good ol' VW
Post by: Jord_GTI on 23 August 2012, 15:51

Crazy.


Made me think of this

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1250246/Pregnant-driver-cheats-death-girder-smashes-windscreen-misses-THREE-INCHES-shes-4ft-11.html