[ahofste]

Lotus at the Masters

And apparently the guy 'walked' away with just a couple of broken ribs.

 

[kestrel74]

:crazyeyes Hard to believe his arms are still attached after that one picture !! -eek-

 

[ms355]

-eek- Wow; he was really lucky.

 

[ACE51]

ouch that hurts big time, i guess he was sideways when he hit the sand moguls

 

[alil'britdifferent]

What is it with the COM only responses?



..........nasty crash BTW -eek-

 

[ms355]

What is it with the COM only responses?

I was thinking the same, not being a mafia member, though.

 

[Illumiloti]

that's why they say "grip the wheel in a crash".

 

[kestrel74]

What is it with the COM only responses?



..........nasty crash BTW -eek-

We're more sympathetic than other colors !

 

[Vampyre]

Wow... glad he made it out of that...

 

[xtn]

that's why they say "grip the wheel in a crash".

Who the heck says that?!?!?

Assuming the crash isn't violent enough to rip your hands away from whatever you're gripping, you're better off crossing your arms in front of your chest and grabbing your harness straps.

xtn

 

[serpent]

that's why they say "grip the wheel in a crash".

lol, someone lied to you...

cross arms in front of you, and hope you live :shrug:


PS: what XTN said

 

[JungleJim]

that's why they say "grip the wheel in a crash".

Another reason to NOT grip the steering wheel is that you can break your wrists and/or arms from either the impact or having the steering wheel turned suddenly as a wheel hits something. This is more prevelent in manual steering rack cars and formula cars.

 

[khamai]

ARM RESTRAINTS!!!!!

Nice to see Chris Locke! Good guy/driver/enthusiast!!!! :clap:

Cheers,
Kiyoshi

 

[mrcarcrazy]

Impressive and depressing crash. glad it sounds like he'll be okay.

 

[DeepAmpeg]

Wow that 4th pic makes me wince. Ragdoll in a dryer. Ya never grip the wheel in a crash who ever told you that doesnt know how to drive. I come from an offroading background and the first thing you learn is to never have your thumb behind the wheel. Always allow for the wheel to turn and slip over your hands. Ive seen people break there thumbs just by catching a tire on a rock and having the wheel jerk. As fast as this accident happend he probably didnt have enoguh time to react. Get some pretty good G's when you flip around like that. Glad to hear he walked away.

 

[Phantom]

That's insane! ...and the car stopped rolling upside down-

You could've told me he didn't survive based on the 4th pic-

I'm surprised arm restraints aren't required in that car-

 

[AZReason]

ARM RESTRAINTS!!!!!

Looks like the car had a hard top pre crash so he probably figured he did not need restraints. I have heard that the hard top in our car does the same thing. I watched a video of myself spinning into a gravel trap. I let go of the wheel right before I thought I was going to hit the wall (which I didn't). I was proud until I saw in the video that tried to start the car with the key!

 

[fishguy]

that's why they say "grip the wheel in a crash".

I have always heard, and done the opposite.

let go of the wheel when you just become a passanger in the car after loosing complete control.
when letting go of the wheel you dont break your wrists and hands when the wheel violently jerks. also, gently place your head to the back of the seat(when going in backwards( a buddy of mine broke his neck because of the force from keeping his head forward when he went in backwards into a wall.

relax your body so you are flexible and dont shatter like an uncooked noodle. if you are relaxed your body will contort, rather than snap. i learned this from motorcycle roadracing(and crashing), and is one of the reasons i feel strongly about the HANS device i use. I know that i am protected from a violent neck whipiing, and can just relax, and take the hit.


to prevent what happened to this guy, arm restraints would have helped, not gripping the wheel.
edit: posted before reading the others post before mine, ^^^ what they said is correct

 

[Phantom]

Looks like the car had a hard top pre crash so he probably figured he did not need restraints. I have heard that the hard top in our car does the same thing.

+1

(I was paying too much attention to post-top pictures)

 

[Vulcan Grey]

A similar crash happened to a Lots Elite in a vintage race at Le Mans in 2006.
YouTube - Le Mans Classic 2006 Lotus Crash