Whether on the race track or normal roads, 2023 saw its fair share of harrowing car crashes, many of which were caught on video.
Authorities are pushing hard for the widespread use of technologies like speed-limiting devices to reduce the severity of crashes. Still, as some of these incidents prove, high speeds alone aren’t always responsible for things unraveling. Driver error, unreliable or misused driver-assist technologies, and freak occurrences like a rogue truck tire flying across a highway also cause accidents.
Of course, speed is still a major factor in several crashes. It’s worth noting that there were no known fatalities in any of these incidents, so with that said, let’s recap some of the most heart-stopping moments this year in chronological order.
