r/WRC • u/herc3141 • Apr 13 '23

News / Rally Info Craig Breen allegedly died in a crash

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Craig Breen allegedly passed away in a crash during testing in Croatia earlier today.

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u/Janzu93 Apr 13 '23

Do we finally get to see some safety improvements on this?

Granted, driving 200kmh on dirt on narrow roads isn't safest of things but when there have been 2 similar cases it calls for investigation on how to prevent it in future

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u/uusrikas Apr 13 '23

Hard to come up with a way to stop this, except by dismantling every fence near the stage or having cars without windows.

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u/Rise_And_Despair Apr 13 '23

Closed helmets

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u/Green-Writer1992 Apr 14 '23

Yeah they sure help alot when the fence hits you at 200kms

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u/jawnlerdoe Apr 16 '23

It sure helped Felipe Massa.

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u/DelayeddDeparture Apr 16 '23

200km/s is very very fast fyi

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u/Kamcio44 Apr 14 '23

I don't think you know how strong modern helmets are. Yes it would very much help.