Hard Shoulder: The Perils Of Guardrails



Have you ever wondered what would happen if someone hit one of those ramped-end highway guardrails head-on? Apparently we aren’t the only ones. UK program Fifth Gear pondered the same question, and decided the only sensible thing to do would be to run an old Opel Astra into one of the things via remote-control and record the results on video.

Enjoy.

+ YouTube: Fifth Gear Guardrail Crashtest

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