Horizon · SEASON 48
Surviving a Car Crash
Episode 12 · 2011-02-07
- Documentary
Episode overview
Horizon meets the scientists working to make fatal car crashes a thing of the past. A remarkable fusion of mechanical engineering and biology promises to save countless lives across the world. The programme has exclusive access to the secretive world of the most advanced car crash tests. Horizon reveals how the latest advances in trauma medicine, psychology and even extreme sport are transforming your chances of surviving on the roads. And the programme shows how researchers are creating a new virtual crash test dummy that could change how our cars are designed forever.
60 minutes
Season 48 episodes
1. Back from the Dead2010-09-27
2. The Death of the Oceans?2010-10-04
3. What Happened Before the Big Bang?2011-10-11
4. Is Seeing Believing?2010-10-18
5. Miracle Cure? A Decade of the Human Genome2010-10-25
6. Asteroids - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly2010-11-03
7. Deepwater Disaster - The Untold Story2010-11-16
8. What Is One Degree?2011-01-10
9. What Is Reality?2011-01-17
10. Science Under Attack2011-01-24
11. The Secret World of Pain2011-01-31
12. Surviving a Car Crash2011-02-07
13. How to Mend a Broken Heart2011-02-14
14. Are We Still Evolving?2011-03-01
15. Predators in Your Backyard2011-03-08
