Retired IIHS-HLDI chief survives severe crash
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- Adrian Lund spent much of his career getting automakers to build vehicles that would protect their occupants from serious injury in a crash. After a severe collision last summer, the retired president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute in all likelihood owes his life to the improvements he helped usher in.
Lund was on his way to Savannah, Georgia, early one Saturday in August 2021. He had gone just 15 miles from his northern Virginia home when a car traveling the wrong way on the Interstate 95 express lanes collided with his. The frontal collision in the left lane sent Lund’s car spinning and rolling before coming to rest upside down on the right shoulder.
Lund estimates he was traveling 60 or 65 mph. The other car was going about 50.
“This was a high-speed crash, one that probably 10 years ago, I wouldn’t be here to talk to you about it,” he said recently.
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April 12, 2022
ARLINGTON, Va. - Adrian Lund spent much of his career getting automakers to build vehicles that would protect their occupants from serious injury in a crash. After a severe collision last summer, the retired president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute in all likelihood owes his life to the improvements he helped usher in.
Lund was on his way to Savannah, Georgia, early one Saturday in August. He had gone just 15 miles from his northern Virginia home when a car traveling the wrong way on the Interstate 95 express lanes collided with his. The frontal collision in the left lane sent Lund’s car spinning and rolling before coming to rest upside down on the right shoulder.
Lund estimates he was traveling 60 or 65 mph. The other car was going about 50.
“This was a high-speed crash, one that probably 10 years ago, I wouldn't be here to talk to you about it,” he said recently.
Sadly, the other driver, a 29-year-old woman, was thrown from her car during the crash and died. When the crash occurred, she was driving the wrong way after making a U-turn in the southbound lanes.
Lund, who retired from IIHS-HLDI in 2017, credits his car, a 2020 BMW 540i with saving his life. The model, a 2020 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK, earned good ratings in all six crashworthiness tests, including the ones most applicable to Lund’s crash, the small overlap front and roof strength.
Lund remembers hanging upside down after the crash and noticing that he had room to move his legs. He was aware that he had just been in a frontal offset collision not all that different from the many tests he had watched in the crash hall at the IIHS Vehicle Research Center. In those tests, the structural intrusion is often worst around the legs, and the crash test dummy frequently registers high leg injury measures.
“The emergency teams began to show up shortly thereafter,” Lund said. “They kept asking me, ‘Are you OK?’ I said, ‘I think I'm OK. I don't feel anything broken.’” Soon after, the rescuers cut the seat belt and pulled him out. Lund recalled feeling relief once he was out and able to see people’s faces.
Dominik Schuster, vice president of vehicle safety at BMW, said the crash showed the effectiveness of the vehicle’s safety concept and the importance of the extensive testing that vehicles undergo during development.
“In the end, it's all about one thing - providing vehicle occupants with the best possible protection in the event of an actual crash. IIHS has also been pursuing the same goal for decades. By setting requirements and performing tests derived from real-world crashes, they have been instrumental in driving vehicle safety,” Schuster added. “Ultimately, the crash Adrian Lund had with his BMW 540i is a powerful example of how the interaction between consumer protection organizations like IIHS and automakers saves lives on the road.”
The other car in the crash, a 2016 BMW 228i, also had good crashworthiness ratings for the five tests that IIHS was conducting in 2016. Because the driver wasn’t belted, she was ejected from the vehicle, virtually eliminating any chance of survival. Without knowing more about the condition of her car, it’s impossible to say whether she would have survived this particular crash even if she had been belted. After striking Lund’s car, her car immediately collided with the jersey barrier. In addition, because of its smaller size and lighter weight, the midsize 2 series was at a disadvantage in a crash with the 5 series, a large car.
Lund suffered from dizziness for a couple of weeks resulting from a blow to the head. He had serious bruises on his chest, left side and leg and both heels, along with cuts on his arm. He also had some neck discomfort for several months, which he believes was a result of being upside down after the crash and supporting some of his weight with his head.
“In a crash like this, you don't come out uninjured,” Lund said. “Considering the crash I was in, that I had a frontal, followed by a rollover - yeah, I'm pretty lucky. The car did its job.”
Thoughts on the law suit to turn off Over The Air Updates... i can only imagine the deaths/injuries that will cause.....
I have a huge respect for his man. He devoted himself to save people's lives, and the fruit of his work saved him.
Now she can't hurt anyone else.
Seatbelts save lives.
Not wearing seatbelts in 2022? What was she thinking
What you had done for the institute finally saved your life. Life is full of many astounding coincidences.
Yeah...
that really is astounding...
Come on, dude: the BMW 540i saved his life, not the IIHS!
Do you really think, that only in the USA, car safety plays a major role for carmakers??
German cars from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen have always been the most safest places in a car, if you have a hard accident.
Especially Mercedes-Benz literally invented car safety standards, totally without IIHS "influence", you clown!
The IIHS is just one of many worldwide car safety institutes, and of course the "in house" car safety engineers from the carmakers are the most important people for car safety, which has been the most important thing for German carmakers since decades.
Your comment is fucking ridiculous, dude!
@@Porsche1969 if the IIHS didn't exist, then Lund would be dead in that crash. NHTSA would still have low standards. We would still drive cars that have no airbags and dogshit structural integrity. YOUR comment is fucking ridiculous, dude!
@@Porsche1969...euro crash standards (ncap) are different from IIHS (US) standards, but also have similarities...both are adopted by other countries that may not have institutes. Yes, BMW engineers, along with IIHS and NCAP probably are all responsible. Without national/country/union standards, how would car makers engineer their cars to withstand crashes? Some countries don't require f/r crash bars and I wonder how crash stats skew in crash survival???
I remember writing him a letter in middle school for a project and he responded very quickly so glad to see him okay
That's awesome
that was a nice thing for him to do. thanks for sharing
At first I thought “hitting a car that’s going 50 when your going 60 isn’t that bad”.
Then I realized it was HEAD ON!!
Yeah Jesus, that's something you're still gambling on surviving even in the safest car in the world. Glad it worked out for him.
yep. That’s like 110!
@@isaacsrandomvideos667 I could be mistaken but i think it is more like hitting a wall, not hitting at 110. This is because assuming both cars weight about the same and they were going at about the same speed they will simply come to a dead stop. I guess a little worse for the other guy going 50
@@luis8jav8 yes hitting a wall.. at 110 that's relative speed for you
@@suryahr307 yup.
This proves that the structure of the vehicle itself is still very important, even with new cameras, computer technology and pre-crash awareness. Even at highway speeds, the crash is still survivable today thanks to people like this man 🙏🏻
Euro NCAP does not believe that structure of the vehicle is key element :( I prefer to drive cars who passed through IIHS tests.
@@MartinVich Please, shut the fuck up, you annoying clown!
European NCAP crash tests are much more "real world" than you would think! NCAP is as "forward going" as IIHS.
Why do you think, German cars from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen are the most safest places for drivers and passengers, if you have such a hard accident like Mr. Lund had in his 5 Series BMW???
You are talking fucking bullshit, you clown!
BMW and all the other German carmakers are producing such extremely safe cars because of NCAP!
"I prefer to drive cars who passed throuhg IIH tests"... , says a fucking dumb US driver, who maybe is still one of the unbelievably many US clown car drivers, who still don't use safety belts... 🤣🤣🤣
The fact, that a lot of Americans still refuse to using the safety belt, kills awful many people in your country each year!
Here in Germany, we have "Gurtanschnall-Pflicht", which means it's totally mandatory, compulsory for each driver to wear the safety belt! No matter if you drive just one meter with your car, you have to use the safety belt! This is a LAW here in Germany, and therefore every driver of a vehicle in traffic has to use the belt.
In Germany we have about 2000 people each year, who don't survive car crashes or other accidents on the German roads and streets.
2000 killed people, whereas in the United States you have still between 30.000 and 40.000 killed people each year in traffic!
The USA has only a 4 times bigger population than Germany, but has almost 15 to 20 times more !!! killed car drivers/people in traffic!
Therefore here in Germany, the car drivers who are cought by the police with no seat belts on, have to pay high fines. But in the USA it's still a "Kavalliersdelikt" as we say in Germany... How is this possible in such a "developed country" like the USA??
Sorry dude, but a lot of Americans are still fucking backward and overdue!
The 29 year old lady, who sadly didn't survive this crash vs. Mr. Lund is a good example for that.
Your stupid comment is fucking ridiculous, dude!
It's just a fact, that in 2022 there are still a lot of fucking stupid American car drivers who don't use the belt!
"Greetings" from Germany, you clown!
@@MartinVich euro NCAP became a joke
There’s a combo of factors involved, not excluding driver ATTENTIVENESS. Can’t just depend on what the car has.
@@te8828 BMW and well as other automakers, strive to achieve the best possible rating in all relevant tests, especially IIHS tests which have a lot of data behind their crash design.
This gave me chills. Most people don't realize that it was during this man's tenure that the institute began conducting "small overlap crash" testing in which the front 25% is impacted. Many automakers still struggle with this test. It is almost certain the 5 series BMW he was driving was designed, from a safety perspective, to perform well in this very same type of crash as a direct result of the IIHS testing.
More than likely EuroNCAP as opposed to the IIHS though, as they’re obviously a European brand and sell much more cars in Europe than they do in the US.
They’re be built to European standards and then they’re tweaked for the US market
@@MrTuts4life Well here you can drive 200kph+ so thats a totaly different approach on impact speed.
@@MrTuts4life the German car industry and the American car industry are the same and have been since before WW2
@@MrTuts4life They're probably built to whichever one is harder to pass or requires more design and materiel cost.
@@MrTuts4life Incorrect. They're designed to the toughest safety standards (US). They may sell more cars domestically, but their highest margins are here. All automakers covet the IIHS "Safety +" rating because it means they sell more cars
Speaking from my own personal experience of a severe crash in a BMW, I can confidently say that they are extremely safe cars. My crash was horrific yet I came out without a single scratch and only minor whiplash injuries.
Same here
Annnnd, what happened? Sensitive or not, laying that out there is quite a dangling story.
Our F15 BMW X5 feels like an absolute tank - I feel so safe driving it. I felt the same way in my old E90 BMW 3 series.
@@benb2358 So does our G30 530d. And overall, it feels more substantially engineered that the E-class.
Same here I had a really bad crash in my F30 320d but I came out of the car completely scratch less! Now I own a G20 M340i. I just love BMWs
not just the ultimate driving machine but also possibly the ultimate safe driving machine.
I can attest to this as I was involved in a crash in 2014 in my 2011 BMW 323i. I won't get into the details of the crash other than that I wasn't at fault, but if it wasn't for the strength and rigidity of the B-pillar in that car, I probably wouldn't be here to tell this story. Amazingly the car wasn't a write-off and was rebuilt tremendously by a BMW specialist. It was easily the most reliable car I've owned. I decided to finally trade it in on a 2016 BMW 420d just this year as I decided it was time to get something a bit newer, and my wife likes the coupé body style. I will never forget that car, as it saved my life and was a tremendous thrill to own.
@@patrickbateman6885 I’ve owned bmw vehicles as far as I can remember and one thing in particular about BMWs and Mercedes is the sense of security they give you as you pull on the heavy doors to close it. I can’t say the same about a Honda or a Toyota.
We have a 530d of this generation, the G30. It makes you feel like a king.
I crashed a 2003 3 series, sliding into a tree and surprisingly it didn’t hurt at all. The only injury was a small cut on my hand from the glass shattering. I was only going like 25-30 so I guess it doesn’t mean much lol
@@Angelo80907 my GLS feels very safe and stable on the highway, I love the sound of the door closing, and the engine sound it makes, just overall an awesome car. Can’t say the same about tesla mode y tho, that door closing sound like a cardboard car. Lexus LX600 feels super solid too, for Japanese cars u need to reach 100k for luxury
This right here is the best “why” to what you do. Knowing you have a purpose, a passion, a drive. What an incredible story, to be apart of an organisation that makes driving safer day by day and to actually experience first hand, the results of your work. Absolutely amazing.
This man is a time traveler. He saw how he would die, so he went back in time to work for IIHS and improve his odds of surviving a severe crash.
Unlikely… this is a BMW and the EU is way ahead of the US in terms of safety regulations despite what you might think.
@@nitramluap not true. Fiat, Renault, and Skoda make some shocking pieces of junk.
@@moa-wg3bo You can tell he's talking bollocks because he mentions Renault. The same company that spent the entire 2000s reinventing themselves as pioneers in safety.
Jeepers, you sound American: living in some daft fantasy world.
@@mjo3275 Renault build very safe cars (they brag about it enough) and Skoda is basically VW with a mustache. They aren't terrible cars anymore really.
He was the president of the safety company that pioneered the offset crash test.
Then he experienced one. And he lived.
The fact that this man survived this crash literally _proves_ the work the IIHS has done over the years is actually making cars safer.
I'm glad he made it out OK and I'm proud for the IIHS, for taking today to make a safer tomorrow.
not enough cars, tho. still too many corners being cut.
Brian O neil pioneered the moderate overlap test, lund pioneered the small overlap test
The car did its job, but most importantly, you did YOUR job and wore your seatbelt. It's a life-saving decision that many people skip everyday. Great job, Mr. Lund!
Yeah, the IIHS article actually mentioned that the opposing driver was not belted and thus had zero chance of survival from being launched from their car.
"thank god i aint to cool for the safe belt"
Wow! That 5 Series saved your life Adrian. Thank god your alright!
what is 5 Series？
@@moneyohyeah8706 it is a bmw model
@@moneyohyeah8706 its a mid size sedan from BMW. The 3 series is the small one, the 5 series is the upper class one and the 7 is the biggest and most luxurious one.
it was a 7-series, the top of the seats give it away. that generation has carbon fiber glued in in some places for extra strength. it's not something you can expect from a regular car.
@@verliebt3465 No , that was a 540I XDR A
Series G30 5 Series with Msport package As per the Vin number on his b pillar . Prod. Date 2020-03-03 WBAJS3C06LWW82134 no carbon core on the G30 .
I’m oh so glad that you are ok Adrian. You have helped many others survive crashes just like you were in, and that work had resulted in your survival. I’m glad you were in a TSP+ vehicle (BMW 5 Series), because if you had been in another vehicle, your injuries may have differed majorly. Stay safe out there.
Whats TSP+ ?
@@G-..- Top Safety Pick Plus
I also love the fact that the BMW also made him walk away alive with little to no injuries. They're expensive cars and can be a pain to maintain, but their motto "the ultimate driving machine" lives up to its name
"the ultimate driving machine" has nothing to do with safety though... so what is it living up to?
@@gwot its the ultimate for a reason, which also involves safety of course, dont be obtuse
@@adavila78 "ultimate driving machine" don't just cut it off mid phrase, which doesn't involve safety, it, as it clearly states, just "driving", and driving isn't about safety. If it was "ultimate machine" then yes, it would include safety, but it's not.
are toyotas safe
A Volvo could have done the same and no one would be saying "The ultimate driving machine" lol
Imagine dedicating your entire career to make the safety of cars to such that you survive a single, albiet nasty, crash after you retire
What a man, glad to see he's alright. Your work and the work of many has saved countless lives
my 2013 Scion FRS was totalled a month ago was going 65kph and a guy ran a stop sign my hands where sore for a week from the airbag couldn't imagine a a hit at 110 mph
Before buying my last two cars, I researched IIHS results and for cars that didn’t have it available, Euro NCAP. Appreciate the testimonial and especially all the work you guys did and continue doing.
Not sure why, but this hit me right in the feels. I’ve driven Volvo S60 sedans for the past 17 years, largely due to their high safety ratings by the IIHS and my own experience as a flight nurse on medical helicopters. Not everyone can afford an expensive car, but thanks in large part to the work of IIHS, even small, inexpensive vehicles are exponentially safer than they were just twenty years ago. Thank you, IIHS and Mr. Lund, for all you’ve done to save lives. Glad you’re okay.
except a 1st gen s60 is no stronger than any other good rated 2000s cars
Oh my God - what an upsetting video!
Thank you Adrian Lund for so much transperency - even while retired.
I "know" you since your first appearance on RUclips - and I am glad that your work payed off so well for you!
That’s the strongest sunroof I’ve ever seen
The 5 series sunroof also has a sturdy thick power sunshade, as opposed to a flexible/soft material. When fully closed it’s very solid, and helps keep the noise level down.
this triggers my ptsd! two years ago I was in a same situation Head on crash coming home from work at 2am. im a nurse worked 16 hours and it happened so quick a kia sportage was traveling wrong way in my lane and i didnt have time to process it or react and hit me head on i was going 68 mph they were going 73mph and i survived. To this day i have back and neck issues and metal in my ankle from a fracture.. but i survived and i attribute that to my beloved 2019 Porsche Macan. Now i'm in a 2021 Macan GTS. I truly believed this car saved my life. Unfortunately for the other driver was drunk and died on impact. Seeing their mutilated car after the firefighters cut me out of the car is something that haunts me to this day. Im glad to hear you're ok! But at night time and day time I am never not scanning the road ahead of me in the distance for a pair of headlights. I was afraid to drive for so long.
i am so sorry. thank you for your service!
And this is why my family is in BMW's. Thanks for your hard work on making our cars safer!! Glad you were able to benefit from all you have done.
BMW is good, but if your family was all about safety, you'd be in Volvos.
that looks like a textbook small overlap crash which would have certainly been fatal prior to 2014. Truly remarkable how well the driver compartment held up even though the crash absorption structures were missed.
What happened in 2014?
@@ThatsTheWayItGoes the small overlap test was introduced
The good news about that is that every none of the dummies tested in the small overlap recorded any fatal injuries.
Compare that to the moderate overlap test where about 4 cars tested had dummies recording possible fatal injuries.
@@titan9259 How tho? I mean most dummies get out of that crash unscathed or with minor injuries only.
@@giuliobaldinger8313 2012
I'm so glad you made it out. I remember watching Adrian's videos years ago for IIHS. I only purchase vehicles after I read the report and watch the videos from IIHS. Thanks for moving the industry forward and saving lives. This dedication is much appreciated
So grateful you made it out alive. And that's what counts at the end of the day. I pray my 750i keeps me safe as well.
7 series are tanks , you’ll definitely be protected
of course your $100k 750i will keep you safe. can't say the same for the inexpensive smaller car that might be involved in a collision with you. it should be about democratizing safety rather than putting all of it in the super expensive cars.
@@oliviersavard8676 there are vehicles a third of the price of the 7 series that score just as well. Modern cars across the board are incredibly safe. Even comparing cars at the start of last decade to now it is amazing the advancement of safety.
@@markleckband4495 cars a third of the price are still between 30k and 35k, and let's be honest, they aren't as safe as a V12 7 series.
@@oliviersavard8676 a Camry/Accord is just as safe aside from weighing less, and you could get a highlander type vehicle to even out the weight. Plus, up until very recently - and possibly still the case - some luxury brands lack safety and driver assistance features that are standard on Mainstream models. I’d say safety is pretty evenly good across the field.
I know this is an IIHS video, but please don’t discredit BMW, I’ve only driven BMWs my adult life and yes they’re a pain to maintain, but I’ve had a few crashes in my life behind the wheel of a bmw and have walked away uninjured every time. They truly are some incredibly safe cars.
damn how do you drive and where do you live that you've had a few crashes.
@@gwot if you want me to be honest I was a young kid with more money and credit than driving skills. Life’s gone on and I’ve grown up and realized how fragile life is and that I clearly am not the race car driver I always wanted to be
i hate to be the one who brings this up but the other car involved in the accident was a BMW 228i and unfortunately, the driver in that car was killed in the crash, most likely due to being thrown out of the car because she wasn't wearing her seatbelt.
If you only drove BMW in your life, how would you be able to compare to other brands "from experience"?
@@caleidoo he’s not discrediting other brands so it doesn’t matter.
It's great to know your BMW protected you! That could've gone a lot worse on your end
Not a M5
@@satsumagt5284 I've realized I'm stupid
I remember how poor the 2001 Ford F-150 did in the offset test, and then how good the 2004 Ford F-150 did in the offset test.
On February 6, 2023 around 10:15pm I was driving on a (straight) road when I slid on a patch of black ice. The back end of my 2004 Ford F-150 started to fishtail to the right and I tried to counter steer but over corrected and the back end then swung to the left and turned more the 90° to the ditch. Once the back drivers side wheel went off the road it clipped the snow and the truck started to roll about 3 or 4 times down the ditch before it struck a tree and came to a rest on its wheels.
It knocked the wind out of me and I couldn’t breathe for about a minute. The passenger window shattered out and at some point my phone flew out of the truck. Because I couldn’t find my phone all I could do was keep the horn honking. I was also out in the middle of nowhere even though I was just 2 miles away from my house. The drivers side door was smashed in and jammed shut so once I was able to regain my strength to move I then had to crawl to the passenger side to get out. I eventually found my phone about 6 feet away in the snow. My glasses also flew off as soon as the truck started rolling and I still haven’t found them.
Originally I thought I just went straight down the hill. I then realized how aggressive the truck was being jolted when I was trying to find my phone and saw everything put away under the seats were laying everywhere in the back seat. It wasn’t until I looked around and saw the roof dented inwards and everything that was in the pick up bed scattered everywhere in the snow when I realized I actually rolled several times. You also can’t see yourself rolling. Basically all I could see through my windshield even with my glasses off was the whiteness of snow and a bunch of snow flying around as if you’re in a snow storm with no visibility. The only thing you can feel is yourself being jolted around and being pulled from your seat every time it rolled on the roof.
I was going about 50 to 55 mph but the there was no snow at all on the road. The only snow visible was on the grass and on the trees. It was even 35°F outside which is a heatwave for Minnesota especially for February. What I eventually learned was that it was raining all day while I was asleep. So the road was originally wet but as soon as the sun went down certain spots iced up. I obviously learned this the hard way, also the entire road in the 2 miles I drove were dry, however where I slid is a spot that’s shaded with a bunch of trees.
The truck was totaled unfortunately. I dealt with rib pain and chest pain as well as right wrist pain. I also experienced whiplash in my neck. A few days later I started to have pain on my head which probably was my water bottle hitting my head as that also flew out of the truck. I also did hit my head against the drivers side door too. In fact just 3 months after the wreck I went to the junkyard where the truck is sitting nowadays, and a huge strand of my hair is still stuck between the door frame and window. Thankfully I was able to walk away from the wreck though. I didn’t even get any major cuts. The only part of my body that was bleeding was my finger because I broke my fingernail. None of my airbags deployed either since nothing hit the front end directly as well as the 2004 Ford F-150 didn’t come with side airbags yet.
Glad Mr. Lund was protected by his vehicle, especially considering the severity of the event. All of his and the Institute's hard work hasn't gone to waste, and his accident is proof of that.
Because of people like you hell of a lot of people are alive including you keep up the great work.
Everything you’ve worked so hard for, only for it to come back in magnitudes, that’s so fulfilling!
My daughter crashed our BMW X1 into a few trees and a light post. Car totaled. She walked away without injury. That car saved her life.
Thank you for your work sir. You have made such a difference. Glad you made it out of the accident. 🙏🏽
Glad you're okay, impressive work on your behalf as well as the 5 series you were in!
It's not the luck that saved you, it's the great engineering behind BMW that saved you.
In 1994. I was driving home and a person in a old big car ran a stop sign. Hit me hard on passenger side and rolled me. I had a 94 Chevrolet 1500 extended cab pickup. The roof. Was pushed down to the steering wheel. But I lived with a bad cut on left hand and a dislocated shoulder injury. Thank God for a big truck. It saved me
don't give it too much credit. it won't save you in a head on.
Im glad Mr. Lund was ok! This really highlights how important the work the IIHS performs really is.. Thank you to all the IIHS team (Former AND current) for all you guys do!
Good work team! Everything from the institute, to policy makers, to automakers all chipped in to make this crash survivable. Let's keep this ball rolling.
Thank you for your offer to the automotive world sir!
I am glad he survived that crash. Free marketing for BMW!
totally
I got in a bad crash 2 weeks hitting a tree head on at over 40mph. I walked away with a broken rib. The passenger compartment didn't deform at all. Thanks to the IIHS for all the safety features you guys have ushered in!
Thank you for all the work you do, it saved my life. Five years ago I was in a crash that they all said I would have never survived had it not been for my cars safety features. A woman crossed the highway median at night in the rain, and she hit several cars, mine included. I woke up in the hospital the next day, and other than an excruciatingly painful contusion on my arm, I was fine. I had to have therapy for a few months afterwards with my arm. The bruise was so bad it went through my arm, and they were amazed I didn’t break anything.
I’m glad to see him again, and glad to see that he is good.
I can only imagine this is what a MD feels like when they show up in the ER? Glad he made it out OK. Thank you for your years of dedication!
Thank you for your service Mr. Lund 👏
I’ll never forget as a kid learning BMWs are designed with the intent of a surviving a high speed accident on the autobahn and that they are some of the safest cars. So glad to see this guy walked away and his work has contributed to everyone’s overall safety.
Shout out to BMW on this also. Glad to see an essential walk away from a crash of this severity.
WOW😱 I’m glad that you are ok and was able to SURVIVE that car crash.
*FINALLY* someone that actually says that the car did its job and not something like "god was with me, that's why I didn't die"
Good to see someone who believes in science and facts right?
Dear Adrian
I am so sorry to hear that you were involved in a crash - and also very happy and thankful that you were not seriously injured in spite of the crash being a severe one.
Regards,
Joe K, VA
Doing a U-turn on a freeway is just insane.
There are some real vermin in society who just do not care about anyone. They could kill a family of 5 and not even blink in court.
It sounds as if he died though, so silver linings.
Not many people can say that their life’s work became the literal reason that they’re alive. Incredible story!
Adrian Lund is a longtime member of the Institute. Now that he doesn't wear glasses and is so much older, I don't really look that familiar. Wishing you and everyone at IIHS safe driving.
As someone involved in a fairly severe head on crash myself many years ago, all those involved in making our cars safer in a crash have my deepest thanks, whether that’s engineers, designers, senior management who make the right decisions on safety vs cost within car companies or bodies like this who test the vehicles and basically hold car manufacturers to account. Pleased to see that Mr Lund survived such an horrific crash. I hope the same applies to the other driver and any passengers involved. As regulations get ever tighter and technology and understanding improves, the safest car is often the newest model released. The fact he was driving the latest 5 series BMW probably helped save him. A 5 series from say 3 generations back may well have led to a different outcome. Sad really, as, like many, I love classic cars as well as new ones, but facts are facts whether we like it or not.
4:07 Hey Adrian! The car its job because because you did your job! Get well soon! :)
I remember about 15 or so years ago when I would go on RUclips and watch crash test videos, and those included the IIHS videos where Adrian was explaining about the latest group of cars tested, and which ones aced the tests and which ones had fared poorly. Brings back memories.
I'm so happy to see that he's okay after that crash, that looked scary. It really is amazing how far cars have come in terms of safety and the way they protect their occupants now, and a lot of that I think has to do with the IIHS's tests which have pretty much driven automakers to continue refining the safety of their cars. Then when most cars ace a certain test, they introduce a tougher one (like the small overlap and the recently introduced tougher side impact).
This is why I trust in my bmw. To keep me safe and alive in the event of an accident.
Thanks God he survived! His vehicle really saved his life! His hard work payed off big time! This should be a test every vehicle should have to pass, a high speed wrongway driver scenerio like this one.
Exactly!!....40 mph..... what a frickin joke!!! 🤣🤣
IIHS should start giving points if the car comes pre-installed and pre-configured with dashcam functionality and a USB drive.
This! It saves insurance companies time and money too in determining who is at fault or who to go after in a hit-and-run situation
Totally agree. But for ppl who are at fault they would probably delete any incriminating footage.
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@@Wasabi9111 But 100% sure the person who is not at fault will keep the recording :)
This is just a regular option in most cars. Should it be "free" (included in cost)? yeah probably
I think this is the best IIHS video yet. It proves that THIER testing has greatly improved the way cars are designed. And this is thanks to the IIHS, NHTSA and EURONCAP don’t have a small overlap test. And only one has an offset test. IIHS is greatly improving our probability to survive deadly crashes, and this is proof
This type of story hits close to home for me. In early February, my wife rolled her 2017 Ford Explorer after encountering some black ice on the Autobahn here in Germany on her way to work. The front end of the truck impacted the berm on the right side of the road at about 65mph, spun the truck 180 degrees, then the truck rolled backwards up the side of the berm until it finally tipped onto its passenger side, and very nearly onto it's roof, slid for another 20 feet or so on it's side before coming to a stop. My wife walked away from that wreck with minor bruises to her neck from the seatbelt. The side curtain and seat-mounted airbags deployed and my wife was able to climb out of her door. Obviously the Explorer was totaled, but it did it's job and protected my wife. Thanks Mr. Lund for all the work you've done to make these cars safer.
I'm so proud that he survived he helped us survive crashes and now his work gets back
After being involved in a car accident i honestly don’t want to drive anything but a BMW, any other car i don’t know how it would have ended.
volvo mercedes & audi are the other contenders
Thanks Mr Lund for the fine work you have done. Glad your efforts saved you as well as so many others.
Manufactures have made dramatic improvement ever since the small-overlap crash test was introduced. Thank you for all the work done. My car is a lot safer compared to its predecessor.
You are a blessed man, Mr. Lund.
BMW are pretty safe cars, I know he won’t buy anything but BMW now, I know I wouldn’t.
Good job BMW, you followed and listened to IIHS and you saved a person from dying.
It does suck in some ways that "they don't make 'em like they used to"...like, the days of pop-up headlights and cars that look like the Z32 300ZX, the Porsche 944, the FD RX-7, etc...those days are gone. But the strides made in crash safety and survivability are truly astonishing. We used to live on a main road that had lots of accidents...heard the "crash" one day and ran to see if I could help. A current generation-ish Mustang straight t-bone'd a big ass Suburban-type SUV and, at first glance, I thought I'd be cutting seatbelts...the Mustang was DESTROYED!!
But nope. The driver only had a little scrape on his left arm. I was (and still am) amazed by that.
To see for yourself, check out the "Bel Air vs Malibu" crash test video on the Consumer Reports RUclips channel. It's an "old vs new" type of thing and...well...yea...it's telling. lol
BMWs are very safe cars as I was in a accident myself on the highway.
was there tons of plastic all over the place?
A man that did his work in the best possible manner and was saved by it. Life is like a Pandora's box of surprises.
Great lesson, he drives BMW.
Glad to see that he doesn't be hurt so mutch in that accident.
This would be one hell of a great advertisement or resume point for BMW! 😂
Awesome your deliigent work over many years saved your life. Hope we all take the lessons.
Certainly interesting that he got to taste the fruits of his labor
It really is incredible how far cars have come as far as safety. The immense forces they can absorb while still keeping the passenger compartment recognizable is impressive.
That's amazing that his work throughout his career ultimately ended up saving his life. It's incredible how much safer cars are today than they were as recently as 10-20 years ago.
On the other hand, makes me sad that the other woman didn't wear her seatbelt. Such a needless loss of life.
A picture of the crash shows the car upside down, both left hand doors gone (probably after rescue removal) and glass covering where the doors used to be.
As someone with a nearly 2003 Saab I don't think I would make it alive in a crash that bad.
Still would do better then me in a Romanian tin can - 2009 Dacia Sandero (built onn a 1998 Renault platform).
I probably wouldn’t make it in my B5 2002 Passat
I doubt I'd make it in my 2011 Cruze, the structure was rated as "poor" on the 40mph small overlap. Terrified to think what'd happen at 60. Although it feels safe and secure when driving.
@@akj2387 You mean marginal?
@@titan9259 Overall rating was marginal, but structure was rated poor.
This is an incredible story. And knowing that you had a strong hand in saving your own life is even more so.
Thank you sir for all your hard work.
Thank God you are still alive! I couldn't actually tell what make & model car you were driving, but blessedly all the safety features performed as designed! I, myself, was in a horrific crash only 2 blocks from home, on a rather snowy night. My year old 2002 "Honda Insight" 2 seat hybrid car slid on the slight curve of an unplowed, unsanded stretch of main road. The right, front fender clipped a massive tree, flattened a bus stop sign, then flipped onto its roof. The car spun around, flipped back onto its wheels, ten slid sideways across the intersection, taking out a street sign, stop sign, large blue mailbox, and newspaper vending machine. All the windows shattered, except the bubble hatchback. Discovered that the driver's airbag was round and pink, while the passenger's was square and white. And somehow, amazingly, the little rubber radio antenna on the roof, remained intact! HUH! Although I basically walked away without a scratch, the poor little aluminum "Insight" was "totalled". Worse yet was I had recently refinanced my loan through a credit union, from 6.9% bank interest down to 4.2%, saving me about $50 per month. However, at the time, the credit union didn't offer "gap insurance", which I had through the bank. So, because I still owed like $19,000+ on the loan, but my car insurance company decided the wreck was only worth $13,000, I literally had to use 2 high interest credit cards to pay off that additional $6,000!!! So not only did I lose my beloved little life-saving hybrid car, but my insurance rates went up, and my credit card debt became awful... UGH!!! 🤔 😮 😱 😡 😞
"Sadly, the other driver, a 29-year-old woman, was thrown from her car during the crash and died". NOTHING sad about it. She wasn't wearing her seat belt, was driving like an idiot. Darwin still de man.
Glad you're okay. Just want to say thank you for your hard work and years of making the cars we buy safer.
I appreciate all the work you (Adrian) and other do in this field, I had a heavy accident in 2000 (1997 Ford Mondeo) and rolled heavily 3x from around 60mph, got out without hardly a mark on me, thanks to people like you in the car industry.
rolling doesn't count. it's not head on.
Now folks, lesson learned. All you have to do to survive serious crash is to buy the newest BMW 5.
I drive a 20 year old toyota, I would be dead in that accident probably.
@@bobdylan9117 same i have a 2017 kia picanto with no air bags at all would probably die from such a crash
@@someone12345 where did they sell a Picanto with no airbags in 2017? Bangladesh perhaps?
@@Inflator82 no Lebanon, got it for only 10000$ 0 options
I drive a 2011 Cruze, the structure was rated as "poor" on the 40mph small overlap. Terrified to think what'd happen at 60. Although it feels safe and secure when driving
You sir saved your own life through your own work! Good to see you’re doing well!
These guys are heroes who don’t wear capes. Hundreds of thousands of lives were saved from the research from the IIHS.
Wow! Thank you for sharing your story and for your lifelong work.
I’m grateful you survived the crash and were able to enjoy the fruits of your labor! Thank you for making the world safer for all of us! 😊
Thank BMW for this awesome car! German cars are just something else! 👍
So grateful that you are alive and that you worked so hard to have cars built to high survivability standards.
So sad that the major automakers felt it was necessary for so long in the USA to keep these technologies delayed.. more lives would have been saved.
I am a student for an Automotive Design Engineering degree and sometimes I think my career will be much more shallow as compared to medicine or law, but when I remember how many people use their cars to travel every day and unfortunately many lost their lives while doing so, I realize that there is definetely certain depth in what I'm chasing. Thank God and BMW engineers for saving his life, let's hope we can soon reach this standard of safety for all cars in every market, not just the luxury one in North America.
When someone says “i was going 60 to 65” what they really mean is 70 to 75.
That's really not too bad for an expressway with a speed limit of 65.
@@boredtired1815 Not saying its bad, saying its obvious when someone is lying lol
We need to stop bad drivers from acting like this
You can't seriously think such a goal is even remotely attainable, can you?
@@tafdiz It would be even better if we can cure all illnesses and all live to 100
@@zunedog31 yes it's kinda possible, when someone gets into 1,2,3 crashes and he was the cause of all of them their driving license should be taken away permanently
As long as human beings are involved there will always be accidents no matter what
@@someone12345 Or make our driving tests a bit more rigorous. We don't let pilots fly airplanes if they fail their test. And its very difficult for a pilot to fly again after a plane crash. Perhaps we don't rise to that level in our driving standards, but they could stand to be a bit more rigorous.
Making a u turn on the highway while not belted. Good grief what was that woman thinking? Glad Mr. Lund survived.
Glad you could share your story, thanks for your hard work making us safer
It was a BMW!!!
I’m beginning to see how the BMW X5 won the IIHS top safety pick last year
man am I glad this institute exists. Can't go anywhere without a car, but at least we're making the safest cars we can.