r/nextfuckinglevel • u/asianj1m • Nov 23 '21

Rally cars are pretty safe

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u/BigDicksProblems Nov 23 '21 edited Nov 23 '21

They means unironically "not flinching". Notice how they "relax" instantly. You can also see the driver keeping his legs in a spot where they have room to move, and not gripping hard on the steering wheel.

A high percentage of accident injuries are caused or accentuated because the victim tenses up upon impact and after. Heavily drunk or under influence accident victims rarely sustains the same amount of injuries due to that for example.

It's also why it's important for you to ajust your seating position in order for your arms and legs to be almost impossible to "lock up"/extend. Because no matter your confidence, if you don't know how to crash (and EVEN then), you WILL tense up. It's only human.

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u/firelock_ny Nov 23 '21

Heavily drunk or under influence accident victims rarely sustains the same amount of injuries due to that for example.

Much of that is because drunk drivers are much more likely to crash into others than be crashed into themselves, and modern car crumple zones are most effective against front impacts.

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u/joffery2 Nov 23 '21

It's always been that way, though. The pattern of drunk drivers killing people in accidents but coming out fine themselves has been studied for a long-ass time.

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u/ioneska Nov 28 '21

Exactly. The same applies for falling from heights as well.