Craig Breen

[Steve Boyd]

What I'm getting at is that a rally car collision at relatively low speed, side-on with a wooden fence, should not lead to the death of the driver.

But they all seem to just have accepted that it's ok...

It came through the window.
There isn't a simple solution in the vehicle design so maybe they need to look at the roadside and either change the roads used or build protection on roadside hazards.
This is what they do on the Isle of Man for the TT races:
https://c7.alamy.com/comp/TRNXG9/a-r...hay-TRNXG9.jpg

[Steve Boyd]

I don't mean a metal sheet in the door, I mean a 2mm metal plate welded to the rollcage.

Why metal?
They make bullet proof vests from carbon and kevlar fibres, not steel sheet.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I wonder if the follow-up to this fatal accident wouldve been different if it had happened during a live WRC rally and not in a test ? Would there have to be a more official investigation as it was in an event ?

Also, if we accept that the car (side window) cant be made any safer from penetration, how about the drivers own personal safety equipment ? F1 and other sports are continually improving them, like in cricket where batsman's helmets now have the back of the neck protected following a fatality when one was struck by a ball at 90mph+...

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/66805723

[Steve Boyd]

I wonder if the follow-up to this fatal accident wouldve been different if it had happened during a live WRC rally and not in a test ? Would there have to be a more official investigation as it was in an event ?

There would certainly have been a full FIA investigation. I'm not sure that happened in this case.

Also, if we accept that the car (side window) cant be made any safer from penetration, how about the drivers own personal safety equipment ? F1 and other sports are continually improving them, like in cricket where batsman's helmets now have the back of the neck protected following a fatality when one was struck by a ball at 90mph+...

If it had been at an event there may well have been better protection of roadside furniture than for a manufacturer's test. In any case, looking at that incident, and the other video posted on this thread where a car went through a wooden fence, it would appear that wooden fencing is a lot more hazardous that you might expect.

[CeskyOndra]

Can't believe that tomorrow (13th April) is now 1 year without this great man..

[Eli]

On this date last year we lost a huge chunk of our sport & community’s heart, I wish it never would’ve happened in the first place.
I miss him in every rally he’s not competing, and it feels like a part of the WRC is dead since he’s been gone.
R.I.P Craig
#For_Breen

[SubaruNorway]

It's something missing on events for sure
https://youtu.be/CSvI-Xl7b0M

[Managarium]

[Fast Eddie WRC]

One year on and still no official report on the accident as Hyundai & FIA announced was to take place.

https://m.sundayworld.com/news/irish...060339143.html

[Managarium]

The Anatomy Of A Tragedy - The Safety Flaw Revealed By Craig Breen's Crash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7gxtS_0Zrg