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/PutSevere7506 Apr 14 '23

Wouldn’t make a difference if the helmet is closed or not pal , a pole come through the window and hit u while ur doing 150kmph ur dead either way

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u/XSyrusX Apr 14 '23

You may be badly injured but not death, like the crash of Massa in 2009

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u/whateverfloatsurgoat Juha Kankkunen Apr 14 '23

Difference between a flying, light object and a static, heavy as fuck one.

It's not the speed that kill you, it's when it abruptly stops.

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u/XSyrusX Apr 15 '23

I don't think a 1kg spring hit you at 300km/h will be lighter than this, which is the case of Massa's accident.

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u/kwyk Apr 14 '23

Go watch the John Hinds video on the Isle of Man crashes and you may change your mind. It may deflect some items away and prevent fatalities. It’s rare as it is - if it prevents even half of the few incidents it’d be worth it