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Today's
vehicle crash tests are carefully orchestrated carnage, designed to
scientifically measure the effects of impact forces on both vehicles and
sensor-laden crash test dummies. The science of crash testing has made
remarkable strides in recent years, but in its early days, crash
testing, at least in Europe, wasn't particularly safe for the
(presumably volunteer) human subjects involved.
This 1962 British Pathe video clip
shows the rather unscientific crash testing of assorted cars in
Hamburg, West Germany, all to demonstrate the enhanced safety that seat
belts provide.
See the video on Hemmings Daily.
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