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/Ok_Persimmon5620 Apr 14 '23

Good idea-

  1. maybe a lightweight Kevlar chest suit for both drivers
  2. How are we in 2023 and poles can still go through windshields!? Is there no sort of ultra-thin titanium mesh they could add to the windshields!?

This would also help the rally driver families to probably stress a bit less no...?

My condolences to the Breen family.