:cry: A very sad day!! for 2 in S2000 crash
07-22-2002, 03:29 PM
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:cry: A very sad day!! for 2 in S2000 crash
Hi guys have a look at this, just had a look on the US site, what an awful accident in Germany. I feel very sorry for everyone involved, family and friends.
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...&threadid=73051
Everyone just drive safe.
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...&threadid=73051
Everyone just drive safe.
07-23-2002, 12:07 AM
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A salutary lesson. I feel for the innocent passenger and the families and friends of both S2000 occupants.
Reading the report, it could be deduced that the S2000 and the Golf were racing (if the Golf was travelling at legal speed, then why couldn't it stop in time?). Also, there is a double white line down that road, the rules for which I think are the same in any country.
I'd like to know if the driver was wearing a seat belt, or whether the belt failed. I have thought several times as to whether a proper harness (i.e. 'double shoulder strap' seat belt could be fitted to my S) - which is ironic seeing that I often drive for a mile or more before fastening my belt anyway. However, after seeing that the guy was "catapulted" from the car, I will be more diligent about this in future.
A sad event and, as I say, a salutary lesson to us all about excessive speed in inappropriate places.
Pete
Reading the report, it could be deduced that the S2000 and the Golf were racing (if the Golf was travelling at legal speed, then why couldn't it stop in time?). Also, there is a double white line down that road, the rules for which I think are the same in any country.
I'd like to know if the driver was wearing a seat belt, or whether the belt failed. I have thought several times as to whether a proper harness (i.e. 'double shoulder strap' seat belt could be fitted to my S) - which is ironic seeing that I often drive for a mile or more before fastening my belt anyway. However, after seeing that the guy was "catapulted" from the car, I will be more diligent about this in future.
A sad event and, as I say, a salutary lesson to us all about excessive speed in inappropriate places.
Pete
07-23-2002, 12:24 AM
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Tragic and preventable 
Given the passenger cabin held up so well I'm a bit disturbed at the driver exiting the vehicle....
As had been said elsewhere though, a deceleration like that will subject the body to unbelievable stress, over 100g IIRC.... the typical human isn't able to take that kind of load at all.
Given the passenger cabin held up so well I'm a bit disturbed at the driver exiting the vehicle....As had been said elsewhere though, a deceleration like that will subject the body to unbelievable stress, over 100g IIRC.... the typical human isn't able to take that kind of load at all.
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07-23-2002, 12:39 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Tifosi Red
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As had been said elsewhere though, a deceleration like that will subject the body to unbelievable stress, over 100g IIRC....
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As had been said elsewhere though, a deceleration like that will subject the body to unbelievable stress, over 100g IIRC....
07-23-2002, 01:06 AM
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You cannot make a road car capable of withstanding those sorts of forces on the body. The only answer is to drive with more caution and common sense. Although at odds of some of the stuff you can read even here on the street racing pages....
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This was originally posted on the racing forum by Elistan and outlines the forces and injuries sustained by a driver in a 6 point harness in a 60 mph shunt. Not pleasant reading when you think about a 3 point belt in a road car....
Notes On Race Car Harnesses - Design and Installation
Notes On Race Car Harnesses - Design and Installation