What happens when a car loses control on a motorway

A Catalan TV reporter out filming almost lost his life as the driver in this videos loses control of his vehicle. Its a reminder that the hard shoulder on a motorway is for emergencies only some 10% of British motorway deaths are pedestrians. There are two big failures in the safe road system here. Firstly, this car did not have the electronic stability control which European law will demand by 2012. Secondly, the steep motorway embankment has no safety fence. The vehicle is not gently guided to a halt by a fence but it rolls away at high speed.

Because motorways should be designed with the right safety equipment to be safe at their speed limit, they are generally the safest class of road. But many miles of British motorways fail to reach the safety standard they should with 25% of mileage not even falling into the low risk category.

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[obbyb1]

The guy obviously tried to do some Arab drifting...

[chase2187]

hmm... he deserved that....drive like a fuckwit, crash like a fuckwit.

[TheSRalston]

That comment in spanish is crap..."I think it is due to the fact that the curve is not well signaled"...it is due to the fact that this idiot drives like a fucking moron, period.

[hyerxmas]

Steer so hard, throw all the weight around. Crazy

[ConVic73d]

LOL!!

[panos75]

@ioulios11 That is not in Greece fuckturd!

[alrightgarylad]

the car didnt lose control. it was the idiot driving it

[solsm08]

What's all this talk about Europeans were the best drivers ever fuckin yanks drive in straight lines fat bastards

[MatiKosa]

@yodibrodi

It's a Seat dude.

[ioulios11]

@KingRizlaa exactly greek stupidity

[KingRizlaa]

@GTVAlfaMan... European idiot?

[yodibrodi]

@MREURONCAP oh yeah! i saw the kidneys and assumed it was a bimmer.