08 Accord hit by F-150 travelling 100MPH. Driver walks away.

[owequitit]

http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=802711

You might not like the way it looks, but it is hard to argue against this...

[foamypirate]

Impressive.

[djcaz_aom]

Wow that's just amazing.

[accordaffair]

Of course it is technically a collision at about 30 mph, he was going 74, they were doing 100+

But with that point aside, it looks very survivable considering it flipped 3-4 times, if he hadn't worn his seat belt he would probably be dead.

[benjerman112]

OMG! Holy Shit!!!
well i know my car can take a hit and a flip.

[npor]

wow..and the pickup fled the scene.

[vinbon63]

glad that guy was ok. what does ACE body structure mean?

[T3aM 83rD]

honda should use this story for marketing purposes.

[owequitit]

Of course it is technically a collision at about 30 mph, he was going 74, they were doing 100+

But with that point aside, it looks very survivable considering it flipped 3-4 times, if he hadn't worn his seat belt he would probably be dead.

Yes, but technically, that truck is a lot heavier, would have transferred much of its force into the Accord, but the real deal kicker is the 4 summersault stop from 75+ MPH with nary a scratch. And the passenger vessel was remarkably intact, which means this wasn't just some miracle of devine intervention.

[owequitit]

glad that guy was ok. what does ACE body structure mean?

It means "Advanced Compatibility Engineering."

Essentially, they put more high strength steel in strategic locations and design the structure so that it minimizes impact damage to the occupants in a crash. The real kicker with ACE though it that it is designed to work with trucks, SUV's, cars, and pedestrians, which is why if you view the Accord from the side, it has a very upright and squarish looking nose. It was also designed with rollover protection in mind.

The ACE body structure is essentially what is allowing Honda to meet the highest NHTSA crash requirements, which get harder and harder every year.

You always hear the references of "little tin can cars" essentially used mostly in a derogatory fashion towards imports, because the Cadillacs of yore didn't bend in a collision. The problem with that is the in a crash SOMETHING absorbs the force. If it isn't the car, then it is usually the passengers. Modern cars are design to crumple in a controlled fashion AROUND the passengers so that the car takes the impact, instead of the people inside of it. As long as the car is protecting the passengers, then all is well. Also, bigger doesn't necessarily mean safer. It has been proven more than once by these tests and other statistics that the passengers in a Civic are safer in a rear end collision than the passengers in a Tahoe/Suburban. They have a lower injury rate, and a lower serious injury rate.

After all, if bigger was better, then a plane crash would be a VERY safe place to be.

[91 EX-R]

After all, if bigger was better, then a plane crash would be a VERY safe place to be.

And I find it amazing that he just walked away from that. It just goes to show how much safer the new cars are getting.

[oneoffaccord]

oh man

[MikeW]

Wow...Good Honda build quality or extreme good luck....?



Yeah, that guys pretty lucky. Car dont look too bad considering. Airbags everywhere...

[ric3rboi23]

honda power.

[bobbycos]

now the rebuild begins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!