Ultimate Crash Test: Impact -
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Wed, May 14 9:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)

Surprisingly little is known about the behavior of cars and drivers in uncontrolled, real-world accidents, despite rigorous testing in laboratory-controlled crashes. Now, a first-of-its-kind experiment aims to discover what really happens in a multi-vehicle pileup and how cars and driving could be made safer. In the second episode of this two-part special, forensic analysis is put to the test. Real-life crash scene investigations have very little data to work with, so are they accurate? And what can we learn about car safety when there is actual data to show exactly what happened?

Duration: 57 minutes and 0 seconds

Episode Number: 5211

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Wed, May 14	9:00 P.M.	Ultimate Crash Test: Impact NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, May 15	1:00 A.M.	Ultimate Crash Test: Impact NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, May 16	3:00 P.M.	Ultimate Crash Test: Impact NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, May 17	1:00 P.M.	Ultimate Crash Test: Impact NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, May 18	12:00 A.M.	Ultimate Crash Test: Impact NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, May 18	4:00 A.M.	Ultimate Crash Test: Impact NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, May 18	7:00 A.M.	Ultimate Crash Test: Impact NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, May 18	9:00 P.M.	Ultimate Crash Test: Impact NH Explore (11.2)
Mon, May 19	1:00 A.M.	Ultimate Crash Test: Impact NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, May 20	7:00 P.M.	Ultimate Crash Test: Impact NH World (11.3)
Wed, May 21	12:00 A.M.	Ultimate Crash Test: Impact NH World (11.3)
Wed, May 21	8:00 A.M.	Ultimate Crash Test: Impact NH World (11.3)

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