Autobahn emergency braking at 200 km/h
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2022
- Car model:
2017 Honda Civic FC1 (10th gen / Civic X) sedan
1.5l Turbo / 182 hp - i-VTEC
Engine: 4-cylinder 1.5-liter L15B7 turbocharged engine (L15BB) Atkinson/Miller
CVT (continuously variable transmission)
Stock - no modifications
Trim: Executive
Tires: Vredestein Quatrac 5
Brakes: stock
Obviously way too fast for a 2-lane Autobahn
Driver of the VW Golf was using her phone and completely distracted
Very close call at 208 km/h (130 mph) on the german Autobahn. Near collision was recorded with a dashcam. Gauge was recorded because of a fuel consumption video. Cars did not make any contact, so no accident/crash happened. 
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You know its bad when you have 0% focus on honking and 100% focus on surviving.
True
A lot of accidents could be prevented if people try to avoid a crash in the first place instead of honking
@@krorook9221 i'll one up you. Alot of accidents can be avoided with sufficient attention and coordination.
are we gonna ignore the fastest hazard light activation my eyes had ever seen?
@@BRP-Moto-Tips hazard lights are automatic if u brake hard enough
He honks - he dies.
He reacts - he survives.
honk after 😀
What about bonk?
honk for what?
Are you honking with your feet?
@@TheSanpletext you honk you bonk xd
No indication, no mirror check. Some people just shouldn't drive.
he did indicate, he did it too early and the driver was so far behind he misunderstood the speed he was coming at, and that led to it almost becoming lethal.
@@BigScythez
Still shouldn’t be driving lol
@@Pereux0 It's the fucking Autobahn bro. You have to be aware of the fast cars in the SPEED lane. Can't be merging into the lane going that slow. Different mindset but I know you won't understand seeing as you use "mph"
@@BigScythez You must not know how to drive if you think that you should turn off the indication before finishing the manoeuvre.
@@ynotsammyYeah bro going twice as fast as the rest of the cars around you is totally safe. If you understood anything about risk assessment when driving then you should anticipate people NOT checking for speeding cars. This guy almost demolished the back of this dude's car. Sure, that guy shouldn't have merged, but clearly he's driving way too fast to give himself enough reaction time.
🤷Sorry, I'm a believer in speeding only when there are no other cars around. You're just creating unsafe conditions for the traffic around you
that initial lift off from 213 to 209 saved you. I always tend to hover the braking pedal when traffic starts merging regardless if they are in my way yet
Exactly
Right, he should have been backing off more, it's hardly surprising to see someone indicate and move out when they shouldn't; it's simply not safe to pass a queue of cars like that at such a high relative speed, other drivers make errors.
yeah i always hover my foot in the brake and have cruise control on, with my left over the clutch if i’m near possible hazards to slow down slightly before fully committing to braking
For real. That’s good driving right there. Thinking way ahead. I also can see the possibility of that Golf missing the fast car in the mirror (for the other car in between).
I do the same. I actively monitor the road for potential hazards, I’ve seen enough dashcam footage to have an idea what tends to go wrong. In this case it’s not so easy because of the speed difference, it’s difficult to predict what’s going to happen so far ahead.
I‘m astonished by how well those brakes worked
Might have also been a system breaking automatically from the warning sound but I might be wrong
@@jbmntx8647 same brakes though.
@@jbmntx8647 I think when ABS engage under heavy braking it starts flashing the emergency lights to notify people behind
Honda.
And that is why people don't keep a safe distance to the car at front.
Holy crap- that was close.
@@mysterymachine9843 yes it was, why should it not be close?
@@mysterymachine9843 it definetly was close
@@mysterymachine9843 you should probably rewatch or it could just be your 2$ screen not showing it correctly
Its a troll guys.
@@makke08 don't mind a troll lmao
This is why, whenever I see a truck with a car behind and I'm on the left line, I automatically expect the car behind the truck to pull left at anytime, so most of the time I slow down to prevent any accidents. On the other hand, whenever I'm on the right lane, I never pull left when I see another vehicle quickly approximating
Exactly, people don't watch their mirrors, and are too impatient
There has been a Truck, the black VW and a grey VAN.
At that speed it is a matter of 5 seconds for the 200kph vehicle to appear in the mirror and to be as close as a crash.
For the black VW it might have seemed like the road is free and no vehicle is approaching, when he checked.
Thats why it also always at least partly is the fast drivers fault as soon as youre above 130kph
Its not the fast drivers fault. Left is supposed to be speed lane. If you drive slow you are supposed to drive right.
@@sparshmaheshwari4523 No judge ever will agree on that statement. If that is your approach on this, you will seriously endanger yourself and others.
Pls do some training on mindful driving and decelerate - you are not alone
@@Grimmiges_Ranarrkraut bud its autobahn, there are speed limits defined for each lane.
Always be careful when someone's behind a truck.
Guaranteed that trucker was staring in his mirror watching that go down. Incredible that you were able to avoid an accident.
Guaranteed that the trucker was on his phone or asleep so he didnt notice shit
@@nexus1999 ?
@@nexus1999 yeah ok buddy, hahaha asleep? He wouldn't get far if he was asleep. Truckers constantly check their mirrors.
@@nexus1999 damn, bro and six others really have a grudge against truckers for some reason. Guess they don't like having their local grocery stores being stocked
@@TheDennys21 Im saying this because enough accidents here happen because they actually do fall asleep or dont pay attention to the road ... many accidents happen that way and its just annoying at this Point. I know truckers and they see that shit all the time.
You know those brakes were glowing after that
brakes
@@712erik grammar nazi
@@712erik thank you i was gonna do that 😂😂
@@712erik Well I dont want to admit that Im stupid and illiterate sooo Im just going to blame it on auto correct.
@@amazedtenthousand4873 I love you, legend XD
He slowed by 95kph in four seconds. Those are some good brakes.
Considering that the minimum brake strength for the dutch mot is 5,2m/s². Which calculates to 75 kmph in 4 seconds, it is not even that impressive.
Most modern new cars will reach above 8 m/s² which would be around 115 kmph.
Shows more how incredibly HEAVY this car is....
@@wildwilco Shouldn't heavier cars take longer to brake?
@@mrcl11w31 it took the car a LONG time to slow down that little amount. Like previous commenter said, he literally JUST sappen the minimum barier for slowing down
My grandmother drives a 2015 Honda CR-V. It has insanely great brakes. When she first bought it, I was riding with her and she pushed the brake pedal down as far as she had to in her 2003 Highlander to stop. The Highlander has a bit of a mushy brake pedal compared to the CR-V and the CR-V stopped on a dime literally taking the wind out of me with the seatbelt. Both cars still run great. The CR-V has 40k miles and the Highlander has 215k miles. I will forever trust Japanese cars with safety and reliability.
@snackler6102 Probably. It's my cousin's now and it's starting to rot out. He says he will be driving it into the ground and I don't doubt it.
You know, it not only about the brakes, tires plays a big role in breaking and handling.
@yahyoh91 True but not the case here
In my experience they’ve always been tin cans which break after 150k miles, except for Toyotas which are tin cans that keep going
@@xx-----------xx873that may have been a nissan or subaru then, i would trust my life with any honda or toyota.
Massive respect for the tyres and the braking assembly..
You mean "Tires"...
@@deadcell1 bro I am an Indian, which has influence of Britain, so tyre..
@maruti_rakshit9867 you mean... "tire"
@@bigman5659no, he means tyre
@@stefanalecu9532 you sure? I think he meant "tire" (4920616d206a6f6b696e67)
That's insane. Merging from 80/100 when someone is flying down 210 is insane
You said it the wrong way around. Flying down 210 when people are merging at normal speeds is insane
@@nimton1758the car could’ve looked in his mirrors and waited then switched lanes. It’s the autobahn a lot of people drive fast in the left lane
@@nimton1758 People driving fast on the autobahn somehow justifies not safely merging?
@@nimton1758 and when ur merging. dont drive behind the truck, catch up the speed before and merge 200 300 meters before.
@@Dankes-rt5gt It's too far away and you can't see that it's coming at 210 when looking in your mirror.
Pulled it off very smoothly! Glad there was no accident
WOW what a save. THANK YOU Mr Golf for that excitement
My dad the other day went from 167 km/h to 40 after a guy did the same. My soul left my body.
Why was he going 167?
@@Zylink2point0 he should be old enough to know better. Smh
@@FG-bu3jpAre u degenerated?
@@FG-bu3jpMore like the other guy should watch his fucking mirrors - but I digress.
@@FG-bu3jpwhy not go 167?
This is why I just assume everyone is going to do something stupid. Autobahn or not I probably would have backed off a little passing them under the assumption of something like that happening. That Golf probably still had no idea you were there.
ye if you dont check your mirrors you dont see ofc, especially if youre at phone, in description he said the driver was at phone, ofc in that type of road cause iq is high
It's Germany, mate. You check you mirrors 6x before switching lanes, especially if you're driving 100 where there is no speed limit and even after you've already changed lanes. This guy clearly wasn't paying attention at all.
The Golf should have actually looked. It's his/her fault.
Funny thing is he did, look at the blue bar 😂
@@tradenoob4738 this video literally proved you wrong.
This was almost a certified "i drive" moment for the other people driving and watching him almost crash.
Should have seen that coming the moment the box truck came into the equation. Easy to not even have to get that close to a problem.
Wow, that's next level of "don't give a dolly, I'm pulling over..."
You see them every day on the autobahn
@@LorenzJahn Doesnt give him way...
Sounded like McDonald’s when the beeper sounded
The civic is going unreasonably fast though. The autobahn isn't literally no speed limit, you still have to be able to control your vehicle and drive at a safe pace relative to other traffic
@@zed625 but that also includes NOT taking over a truck with 115kmh
Incredible braking and good use of the steering to avoid the crash.
@@tahsin28 Watch towards the end how he steers the car to the right to avoid crashing.
Yup and calmly moved slight right, not oversteering and losing control
@@BrianBadondebowl If you want to drive slow, then avoid the Autobahn.
@@subhodipbanerjee6699 I don't think steering was a good idea. He could have crashed into a truck. He was just lucky the truck didn't start braking.
@@mobimaksThe speed differential was obvious they wouldn't hit the truck; and the truck is not going to brake - there is nothing in front of it to brake for, and in general drivers on the autombahn drive predictably (i.e. no sudden moves). The Golf is the exception. And better to miss a certain collision with the Golf, than a possible maybe (but clearly not) with the truck (even had the truck been closer, they could have made it across two lanes from there).
They are not just brakes..it is a demonstration of engineering
As an owner of a sport+ 1.5 vtec i know how good the brakes are, they are absolutely amazing probably just as well! I have driven for 4 years on the autobahns and the one thing I always always checked when pulling out was for high speed motors! Very lucky escape.
I reject the excuse that the golf driver wasn't paying attention. When I check my side mirrors to see if I can change lanes, I can always tell when someone is hauling ass in the fast lane. I wait for them to pass.
Fax also W driveclub pfp
@@miepmaster25 Golf driver was on their phone (refer to desc.) so yeah they were distracted
I do the same...i prefer to wait and then, when nobody is comming accelarate kind of hard and overtake
Not many people have brains like you.
There is no "fast lane" just passing lane lmao. Bad driver detected
Good on you for actually braking instead of just honking. That's already better than 90% of drivers out there.
So 90% drivers would’ve honked and crashed into the Golf?
@@alexanderfrankenberger1118
Yes
Ideally honking AND braking would've been the play, just in case the other driver wasn't paying attention
@@alexanderfrankenberger1118 definitely.
@@drteletubby are you insane? Honking would have achieved nothing in this situation. When travelling 200kmh you need to have your hands on the wheel to not crash
Friend, excellent and instructive video as always
go ahead.
Greetings from Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Driving that much faster than the other traffic is always going to be super risky.
yes as I said and some manage to fly with 300km/h such a situation is crazy
yep that's why on the autobahn i never go full out on a 2 lane. the problem is trucks in the right lane driving 90/100 and cars overtake them at 110/120
It's insane how often this sort of close call happens on the road.
And surprising, that each one does not end up as an accident.
Alert defensive driving does the trick. Why do people get in crashes when they're going wayy slower that 200? They don't pay attention.
@@officerahmo Your acting like the driver of this clip was paying perfect attention as well. 0:13 the golf driver indicates and starts to merge lanes, looking at his RPM he didn't even attempt to let off or stop until 0:15.
@@alite0101dude that is 2 seconds, not a ton of time if you aren't expecting a crash. in retrospect it's easy to say what you're saying but when you're driving, those two seconds fly by as you're faced with thousands of little two second moments
@@veerravuri6210 not really. That’s why you drive defensively and cover the brake. It’s obvious the guys gonna start moving over when he’s behind a semi truck. Also
Maybe don’t go 200 on a 2 lane road with traffic.
More than one flash of a turn signal tends to be nice in high-speed situations
the car made that signal, not the driver
People in Germany tend not to use turn signals on Autobahn at all.
In most cars (at least in Europe) when your ABS activates, it also activates the hazard lights
@@pedromartinez1 Everyone knows the Autobahn is a race track
du weißt doch nicht mal wovon du redest
See this why you always honk AFTER the incident instead of BEFORE
I would expect this of a modern car, but I'm still absolutely impressed. My 08' Impala and 99' F-150 surely couldn't come anywhere close to this.
10th gen looks mighty composed with that braking. The chassis is so underrated.
The 10th gen chassis is very stiff, therefore really good.
Which is a variation of the 9th gen chassis
What 10th gen Benz is this
@@stiffg1443 bro it's a civic
@@stiffg1443It’s a Honda 🤣
And this is why I don't do 200 on the autobahn. Even if you're not at fault, the speed difference is just too large for the average goon to judge correctly.
A big part of driving well is anticipating other peoples' mistakes, and there's no way you can when you approach them this quickly. Thank goodness you have quick responses, but preventing is better than curing.
When the road is empty, you can push 2oo quite safely. Hell, on the A3 you often have traffic flowing at 160 in the centre lane and faster on the left one, so going slower would hinder other drivers.
In the autobahn you have to exaggerate your braking in timing and intensity. I would have probably coasted or braked in this situation, with a very slow truck holding back faster cars. The VW would still have pulled out in front.
@@holydamieni see ZERO signaling from VW
@@holydamienhe can drive properly??
@@holydamien erratically? He was going a constant speed, and he avoided a crash that wouldn’t have been his fault… put all the blame on this guy who pulled out infront of someone, I don’t get people’s obsession with putting the blame on cam car
I felt like rewatching this might help me
You know it‘s bad when you have me here pressing the imaginary brakes
When you see a car tailgating a truck chances are pretty high that it's going to change lanes any second. Your life is literally in their hands.
True, it's never recommended to drive behind trucks, because you can't see anything in front. Mostly everyone want's to get past as soon as possible.
@@after_midnight9592 they can and they have to wait until the left lane is free. Driving behind a truck is not a hazardous situation at all (at least let me say that for Germany). It doesn't matter what they want
Meanwhile im being tailgated by trucks while staying on the speed limitb😢
@@DxCBuG slightly disagree with the idea of waiting “until the lane is free”. If there is sufficient traffic that could mean waiting for a long time. Ideally, you would want for the other drivers to not having to brake, but sometimes you do need to force others to slow down somewhat to be able to switch lanes. The important thing is to ensure that they have plenty of time to brake and to keep monitoring them to make sure they actually have seen you.
@@aphextwin5712 if there is a lot of traffic it's a different situation. If there's not... They can wait. If you have to force it, you're doing it wrong sorry
Defensive driving 101, calculate other cars intent and assume they don't see you. A car behind a slower vehicle wanna overtake, prepare for that and don't risk your life they've seen you.
When you see that the first reflex is to slow down I agree, that was logic.
German drivers are generally quite aware of their surroundings, so it's safe to assume they're not gonna do something stupid. But as soon as the Golf started indicating, he should've stepped off the gas
@@Mirko____ Maybe, but some people are idiots, German or not, and you just need one idiot.
Driving 200 km/h might be fine, or even also when overtaking someone, but not when there is intent to get in front of you. It is not going to be safe in any situation just because you follow the rules.
@@Firepipproductions I mean yeah, it's always better to slow down especially in situations like this. But if you wanna go fast, there's some risk to it and you have to rely on other people not being stupid.
@@Mirko____ You right but as a french i'm allways looking for a stupid action
Damn fine car. You slammed the brakes and it obeyed. 10/10.
When I clicked on the video I was worried they put a speed cap in the car and it automatically slowed down at 200 km/h
When taking an advanced drivers course in UK we had the opportunity to use Ford’s test track. Some of the tasks included doing emergency stops at various speeds. If you really ram your foot on the brake pedal it is surprising how quickly you can stop. With ABS you can drive round hazards.
You dont learn that while doing your license in the uk?
@@dermuschelschluerfer Where in the comment does it say anything about getting your license?
@@GamiingHQ He is talking about the advanced drivers course. So if you learn something in a course, you obviously didnt learn it while doing your license
I'm not in the UK but we have a similar driving course structure. Advanced driving courses here are for emergency services (think ambulance or other EMS)
I think you're supposed to be taught to do emergency brakes for standard licenses but it's not carried out often as it wears brakes too much.
@@dermuschelschluerfer You are meant to be able to know how to do an emergency stop and a third of all driving tests must include an emergency stop - that said, the speed at which you do it is usually pretty uniform (20-30 mph in city, 40-50 mph on country roads).
This is arguably the biggest danger of the Autobahn.
It's not the speed in and by itself, but that drivers are driving as such incredible different speeds.
I've almost caused a similar situation on the Autobahn. Looking to overtake slower vehicles, looking in my rear mirrors, seeing that there's noone even close, only to then realize that despite me already driving at 140km/h, the car behind is catching FAST.
In my case I stopped my overtake and got back in lane before it was any danger, but it can be very difficult to judge just how fast people behind you are catching when there's essentially free speed.
that´s why you need to check the mirror twice before merging, so you can judge the speed
@@kubeek unfortunately you don't get taught in school how to measure speed in the mirror and and top of that most people are like zombies driving.
I've been on the autobahn a number of times. You check twice when moving to the passing lane. Also, most cars flying that fast will signal their brights well before passing anyone. At least that was my experience.
@@bluemystic7501 flashing brights for overtaking is illegal. Usually people only do it if you don't move or they want to get your attention it's the same as honking.
@@philc6327 It's illegal in Germany??
This person didn’t even check his mirrors guaranteed.
No he did. But the driver is 500m far away 2 second before ... That's why the speed is the first reason of car crash.
@@photographemodeparis you’re actually supposed to look in your mirror for at least a second, not take a screenshot.
But I agree speed is part of the cause.
I just guarantee you this person did not look.
Watching your mirror for a split second is not looking.
@@photographemodeparis if they got their drivers license in germany they should know that cars in the left lane could be moving at much higher speeds than they do... its just careless drving from the driver of the vw
Interesting that emergency flashers turned on before brakes were applied. Smart feature, especially for a 2017 Civic.
28l/100km... Eco friendly
yolo
At that consumption you have to refill the tank every 200 km 🤣
28l... but for 1.5 km at high speed...
my parents have this civic, at 130kph it does 5.7 to 6, depending on passengers and whatnot, on American 87 octane fuel ("regular" not premium)
Time at home is finite, fast driving makes more time with family.
This is no ordinary motorway, THIS IS THE AUTOBAHN
@@JPvanderMeer Thank god that only a small fraction of the people going 200+ are idiots, otherwise there would be a lot more crashes than there currently are😬
It's legal to drive 200 so so guess that counts as normal
@@JPvanderMeeryou mean idiots that change line with 90km/h without checking their mirrors?
Although it's not legal to change lane when you're being overtaken (at least in France), it's also a good thing to watch for those situations. 2 close truckers, cars getting closer to a truck, etc...
*ZIS IZ ZE AUTOBAHN (HARD TECHNOBEATS)
On German Autobahns you get every time a surprise.
Didnt know a civic could brake that well let alone be that quiet inside
This video is perfect example why we are thought in school to look at mirror 3 times.... if the vehicle is far away first time and much closer the second, you don't change lanes. Also extra caution is required on "no limit" zones where I've seen people fly past at 280+....
Most of these idiots don´t look into their mirrors even ONCE. They also don´t understand simple physics.
And I thought I was driving fast on Germany when I was driving 160km/h on autobahn :D
They are crazy to drive at those speeds in Germany. In Italy the limit for everyone is 130 km/h
@@heysiri_official Its not crazy that we drive fast, its crazy that people ignore basic rules under These circumstancew and just pull out. Stuff like that would also happen at 130. No difference. People just need to watch their fucking mirror and dont act like they are the only ones on the Autobahn
Sad is that most of the people commenting here complain on guy who was driving 200 on no limit autobahn instead of roasting fu**** idiot who just change the lane without looking on damn mirror. That’s 90% of German and Dutch drivers - fu****** ignorants risking their own and others lives.
That was a Honda civic stock brakes?? I'm insanely impressed
stock brakes on any modern car can lock the wheels
@@foojub6907 modularity of the hydraulics and abs programming makes a good difference still
Honda has excellent brakes and I can testify to that when I had to emergency break from 210km/h to 0 because of sheep on the road just after a hill top. I stopped with 20m distance margin ;) If it had been my Opel Astra there would be dead sheep all over ... (but then I would not drive that fast because of the bad breaks... never drive faster then what you know you can safely stop at)
All stock brakes are capable of doing that sort of braking if they are in decent condition and the car is at normal weight for its design. Not repeatedly, But Ebraking is the normal design requirement.
They learned from the CRX :D.
Anyone who changes to fast lane (especially on autobahn), without properly checking their mirrors shouldn't be allowed to drive.
I find the shape of the "most replayed" bar under the scrubber fascinating
Actually this model of Honda has one fo the best brakes system among modern hatchbacks. + Good reaction of the driver.
Hi CyBorekPL, you're absolutely right. This was a Civic sedan model year 2017. Stock brakes and all-season tires.
all modern cars have enough good brakes to exceed tire limits, its all about tires and how abs is set
Thank god no one was hurt. The golf did used the indicator. But off course should have never made an attempt at getting into the fast lane with you approaching at those speeds.
if that was a bmw. it would never use the indicator!
Ehm… Wtf? Indicator doesn’t mean precedence!
@@1990Thunderbolt i drive a bmw. And i always use indicators. Grow up
@@Gtehnic yeah sure….
@@123456987john Americans don’t understand the concept of a fast lane
Ah yes, solid 28l / 100km, or 8.4 mpg. Crazy how drag becomes the main factor in fuel economy at these speeds
this is a big reason electric cars also lose huge economy the faster they go, the main thing that makes them lose power is just the drag so even at just 120 km/h you're getting way less fuel (electricity?) economy than if you were driving at say 90 km/h
its accelerating that eats up fuel once you're at cruising speed (like 200km/h) its not that much
when i just got my license ive driven my fathers car (V10 5l TDI) for thousands of km on the autobahn to take him to meetings and i drove 200km/h+ whenever possible
on those trips it used like 9-11l/100km not bad for a 20~ year old car
I like how eco mode was on. 🍃
@@TheRolemodel1337 That's a diesel car which was made to drive at high speed. Now put a 1.5 liter gas engine to go 200 km/h and you will see it's burning way more than 10 liters per 100km as it's struggling to even keep up with that speed.
@@TheRolemodel1337 200km/h is not cruising speed, cars are efficient at 100 to 120km/h, even at 130km/h you get a significant efficiency loss on most cars.
If you're going that much faster than the cars you're passing, you're the liability
That logic only works if there's a speed limit. Not in this case.
@@Luggi83legal != fine
Your Honda emergency braking system is very reliable actually.
@@Schreibtisch1 i found the same to be true test driving some new vehicles, of course everyone diving out trying to get hit while i'm driving someone elses car and these systems did not react once
No system will help you at that speed.
Most AEB systems have minimum and maximum engagement speed and I dont think 200kmh is anywhere close 😂
@@ReviewApaHariIni iya bang bener 😂
overtaking in the fastest lane at 110km/h in every highway is stupid, but overtaking into the autobahn knowing that almost everyone is cruising at 200+ km/h is criminal. 110km/h is like standing still, and from the point you decide to overtake to the actual overtaking you're using too much time. Even a guy coming at 150km/h is too fast for your response time. So if you are going 110km/h on an highway, please stay in your lane and don't overtake...because obviously you are not in a hurry!
That Golf driver should lose his license, period. Literally a killer driving on the road.
@Sakurr that doesn't change anything, what i've said is still 100% true
Or if u pass at 110kmh at least let everyone pass you and when the lane is empty u overtake
@@thaboy_j its funny because girls love to say it changes nothing, and then fail to understand that the steering wheel is responsible for what ways your tires are turning, and nothing else.......... you think I am exaggerating go ask one. "left means the car goes left" headass
Actually, most people drive between 120 and 130 on the Autobahn.
the way you steered away from the hospital was crazy
grave*
even had the peace of mind to engage the dual blinkers
And that is why you lift when approaching denser traffic. Always drive while keeping in mind that people don’t see you and can act unpredictably.
I had this happen to me once on the autobahn. There was bad traffic due to road work so I started to slow down since I still had allot of space. Then suddenly a truck went into the left lane and I had to stand on the brakes and miss hitting it by only 30cm (about 1foot).
I had been going 200km/h and about 180 when I needed to start braking hard.
I have never been more relieved in my life
Happened to me multiple times during a single day here in Slovakia. The difference here isn´t as high (maximum is 130 for cars and 90 for trucks), there isn´t even much of a highway to talk about, but still - it was enough for me to start actively avoiding highways here. There are many nice, empty 1st class roads nobody uses, since the highway was built.
@@Fabio-ql5yf the traffic was good till the point where road works where ahead and I already started slowing down. There was no reason for the truck to just swerve to the left
@@Fabio-ql5yf when looking back at this video yes you van say breaking early would’ve been better. I’m my situation too but when driving at these speeds you can’t look at one car for more than a second since that’s to dangerous.
And when you slow down every time a car is in the right then there’s no purpose driving on the autobahn in the first place.
@@fredpuntdroad8701 You sound exactly like my dad. I like going fast and this is one of the only legal ways to do so.
And I don't do this every day and this was a one time expierence I had.
Also my life moto is: I am here for a good time not a boring long time.
@@Morpheus-pt3wq40 km/h difference is still a lot. I don't blame you one bit for not wanting to be on highways
Dude's yet to realise that side mirrors exist
That civic did a lot better than I thought
Well done for actually avoiding the crash and not sitting on your horn instead (and having the crash) like most people seem to do
He’s an asshole. He had plenty of time to see the situation and adjust. Just another rude punk with a fast car.
Well at that speed it would be the last honking he ever gave
I had a close experience last week in autobahn.
It was the first time i had to drive in free speed limit road ( im from France and our highway are limited 130kph max ).
I was at 170 in autobahn then a guy with something like Mercedes just merged into my way at 90 kph.
Losing from 170 from 90 was intense in no time.
Edit : no turn light for my case, so i was surprised
Literaly i feel like this happens to me way too much on the autobahn when i go do some shoping in germany (from france, elsass)
next time assume the other driver is a moron so you need to be able to predict too
whenever this happens to me i wish i had a turret on my car so i could light them up. shit pisses me off more than anything. people are so dumb
Finland has only 120 km/h...
Always consider, close to the border in European Countries driving is often worse than further inland as there is a lot of mobility across the border meaning a lot of drivers you encounter there are not used to the kinks and quirks of driving in that specific country.
that abs is really a life save i was once going 160 then someone merged from my right side to the fast lane from 160 to 70 real quick
You mean Autonomous Emergency Brake (AEB)?
It's amazing how you can avoid accidents if you brake instead of honk
I didn't realize pressing the brakes in Germany required reaching down with your hands. Interesting.
Insane stopping power from those brakes and kudos to this guys awareness.
Awereness is for things beside or behind you, you can't not notice a car right in fucking front of you
@@Lilian040210tell me you've never driven on any public road, without telling me
Wow Honda’s braking system is quite good
Absolutely. Those are stock brakes on all season tires.
The speed doesn't kill...; the difference of speed is the killer.
Best part is that he wasnt honking. You can still honk after you avoided a deadly crash...
You got to be pretty confident to cruise around at 210 on 2 lanes with trucks milling about
it was only two lanes for a short time. There was an "Einfahrt". I personally wouldn't drive that fast anyway, but it's not really THAT unsafe, considering what other people do on our Autobahn-
tbh it should be safe enough to go fast considering its the autobahn. if someone is driving on it, they know the rules and they know full well that there isnt a speed limit. and if the driver did want to cut out, they should also have at least put on their turn signals too.
@@thetruth9803 im not sure if its just me but i cant see the golf indicate at all, even when slowing it down and zooming right in..
The fault is 100% on the Golf. No excuses. He was behind the truck so driving at maximum 90 km/h, even if the car approaching at high speed was doing 150 km/h, he would have merged in front of him, making him decelerate significantly. That Golf's driver is an idiot. And he s not used to drive on the Autobahn, as I can recognize his plate being a French one.
Usually there is a speed limit of 120 on sections that have merging lanes, especially if it's only a 2-lane Autobahn. Not sure why it's different in the video.
Honestly props to you man
Ich würde dem zu 100% bis zu seiner Haustür folgen, egal wo die ist
Dude, how there are People like this driving in the autobahn....
That's why you always indicate well in advance of switching lanes to let everyone else know that you intend to switch lanes. Least if you fail to spot the other vehicle/misjudge the speed, then the driver of that vehicle has a few extra seconds to get out of the way/drive accordingly. It is bizarre that a large amount of motorists fail to do this and then go on to cause a very dangerous situation
They did. If you watch the video again, look at when that driver indicates a lane change compared to when the driver who took the video decides it's a good idea to hit the brakes. They're both somewhat at fault for this near miss imo
@@XavierVelez-xq2wc yeah, I went through a few times to check the turn signal. The video guy was wayyy behind golf, and golf used turn signals, so in normal circumstances that would have been a safe enough lane change (but of course I've only driven in places with at most a 70 speed limit). Guy really should have started braking when he saw the turn signal to let people in.
@@real_dddf no. you have the right of way on the left lane. and its unlimited. slower cars need to be on the right and if they want to overtake (the truck in this case) they need to make sure that there is absolutely nobody. and if someone is coming fast, you dont overtake. forcing people to brake because you overtake is extremly dangerous.
@@potzysk2 They put the indicator on as they were moving into the next lane, which you should not do.
@@com34234That is factually incorrect.
Great brakes on this Civic!
My personal "1st law of the Autobahn": whenever there is a car in close distance behind a truck, the probability of it changing to the left lane, diverges to 100%. I always prepare to brake in such situations, no matter how fast I am. Saved my butt several times the last few decades.
Nice save, i love when other drivers change line before start to accelerate
In Germany, there's a target speed recommendation of 130 km/h (80 mph). If you drive faster and an accident appears, you have a partial liability even your behaviour was fully correct.
Not necessarily. The court would decide on partial liability on a case by case basis.
modern cars have breaks like this and super advanced safety equipment but the speed limit has barely changed 🙄
This is why having no speed limit is a terrible bad stupid idea.
Impressive. one of my dream cars and that makes me want it even more. I've never heard of Vredestein tires tbh but I'm glad I got to know about them, great performance.
Vredestein are known for their all weather / all season tires. They are from the Netherlands, they are not the most popular brand but very efficient tires (a bit loud tho).
Their 4 seasons tyres are excellent, I use them on my 4x4
Its a great car, and insanely practical for what it is.
Isn't this car a Honda Civic? It's the same car I have. 1.5 L VTec turbo powered vehicle in either the sport or the touring trim. Either way, The sport trim has all of the same features and the touring trim has all of the same features that the sport has. Same for sport Touring. This appears to be a Civic touring if I'm going to guess.
I don't know how you reframed from using the horn after you composed yourself. Stupid people. Almost got ran over by an idiot not checking their blind spot the other week, the horn saved me haha.
I think his brain is worried about controlling the situation, if the video was longer, I'm sure he's laying on the horn 🤣
Brakes work better then horn
@@dnbeuf72 or you could use both.
Germans :)
Usually when people hear horn they tend to step on brake pedal automatically without thinking, in this case that would be a disaster
You know what? I am glad we have a maximum speed where i live. This is insane
That disc rotor must have been glowing thereafter
Stepping fully on the brakes at 200+ is a special feeling. Everyone who drives that fast should have done it once (on an empty Autobahn) before a dangerous situation occurs.
I did it at 180 on italian higway for a similar moron. That was... exciting.
Hearing the tyres scream at 200 was indeed a frightening feeling. My heart was pounding for a good 5 minutes
White people💀
What you wrote is so real. Unfortunately I had to try it because of similar situation as in the video. Everything fine but still.
It was very special feeling when I hit full on the brakes with 220+
Crazy...
This is a very good advice. In general, people should practice emergency braking at different speeds, and learn to correct under and oversteer. It's a good thing to learn the limits of what your car can do and how you can react
This is my #1 fear when on the Autobahn. I keep a hawk's eye out for blinkers and always show down around obscure turns because I had a close call similar to this
If this is your fear: slow down a little.
Modern cars have sensors which will warn you...
And this kids is why, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
And that's why we have speed limits.
honestly i can't believe he made that, when he was just a few meters away from the other car - still driving 159 km/h and actually pulls it of??
Yes it was extremely close
That happened to me recently, only that I was the idiot not seeing the incoming car. It was in the evening and the sun was in my back and then the truck driver on the right lane startet switching to the middle on where I was. I had to switch quite fast and I didn’t see the Mercedes coming on the left lane with high speed because the sun completely covered the Mercedes. Nothing happened luckily, but it was a big shock for everyone. I’m still feeling sorry that this happened
Bad driver who admits his fault publicly. Here is a tip,
Anytime I am driving, I always keep checking my mirrors all the time (both side mirrors and the rear view mirror). This helps me b3 aware of my sorroundings so in times of obscured view like you described, I will naturally slow down because I feel the disconnection from my sorroundings and I will naturally become cautious or changing lanes because humans will naturally slow down on something they are not certain about therefore, in a case like yours, you would have not merged blindly
@@BadThrusher I wouldn’t consider myself a bad driver. In almost 9 years of driving that was the first time something like this happened. Again, it was a dumb situation but it still shouldn’t have happened. The thing is, this won’t happen again. Human error doesn’t make someone bad at something.
@@CptUhudiniWell, thankfully this situation never happened to myself, but I usually check my side mirrors (no middle mirror because van with middle wall) to be able to react to police/ambulance rather quickly. Sometimes I even had to go 20 km/h over the speed limit (on certain parts, where there is a posted speed limit) just to find room to merge right, so that I don't hold them up. One ambulance even thanked me for that.
Also, when I have the sun in my mirrors blinding me, I always slow down somewhat when approaching trucks to give myself more time to check for faster cars in the left lane before passing.
I would say that in Germany on some days it is much safer to drive 150-170 km/h than 100-120 km/h.
170 km/h is often the flow of traffic on the left, 150 km/h in the middle and 80-100 km/h on the right.
If you're traveling at 110km/h on the right, you have to be extremely careful at all times if you just want to overtake a truck. You either constantly slow people down or wait forever until you can overtake without slowing down others.
Your “mistake” would not have happened in this form at 150 km/h. Experience has shown that usually a truck doesn't drive in front of you - the Mercedes wouldn't have had to brake so hard or - the best option - you would have accelerated 300 meters beforehand - and pulled over to the far left at 180 km/h.
Some people think this is a specifically German problem.
My experience is that things run extremely smoothly and safely here, even without a speed limit, and most people are safe drivers.
In France or Switzerland, despite the limit, you have at least the same problems and more ruthlessness. Things are really bad in Italy.
@@olliGPL150 is never safer than 130.
Ekin=0.5mv^2
The higher the speed the bigger the mess
How long I need to use side view mirrors before I merge? None? I go now!!
Now imagine if he was going 250 kph, which is the limited top speed of a lot of cars in Europe 😲
That is a deathwish xD, even though it technically not illegal
well then if he crashed into him, it would have been his fault
@@ylzerb6188 bro what nah if you cut infront of someone it's your fault. You're 100% allowed to go 300 on the autobahn if you want, that's what it's for, if you hit someone that's been in the left lane the whole time it's your fault, but not if they just changed lanes into you
@@aribeauchamp899 yeah i know i live there, but you also need to be driving responsibly. If youre going 130 you might not even see someone going 300 because they just appear too fast ;) fast going driver should adjust their speed if he sees slow traffic
@@aribeauchamp899 No. Eventhough you are generally allowed to drive as fast as you want, going significantly faster than the "suggested speed" of 130km/h can result in a partial blame. Basically, it is "legal but on your own risk". So the fact that he was going 200km/h, and therefore had a lot less time to react than if he was going 130km/h and the Golf pulling out with 110km/h, might result in a partial blame.
I see so many of these videos and usually they aren’t really braking that hard. This might be the first video where I wasn’t sure whether or not the car would slow in time.
Especially the American videos always look like the car filming isn't breaking at all lol
Honda. The power of dreams
He's just thanking to god he didn't have an Audi R6...
Germany is full of this kind of drives that just change the lane and then slowly overtaking without consideration of traffic behind.
that is why they need to be out of the traffic. They don't deserve to drive
every country is full of those. look at videos of the american highway, thats pure insanity
That's why you should ALWAYS be alert when someone is driving behind a truck, because there's a good chance they're just going to drive into your lane going 100kph, even though they see you coming at 190kph.
Even though tailgaters have 70IQ and quite literally are too stupid to use mirrors correctly, probably don't even recognize themselves in a mirror, and definitely don't see you coming at 190kph...