Thread: RIP Dan Wheldon
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Old 10-17-2011, 06:52 AM
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Very sad day.
If you review Indy history there is a record of horrible accidents and many deaths, most because of the poor car safety design and lack of safety equipment. In the old days they didn't have seat belts and roll bars, drivers just "flew out' during crashes.
I think they need to redesign the cars for more safety, kind of like they did in NASCAR. Perhaps some type of wheel covers so they can't drive up and over other cars and a safer frame design would help. It wouldn't be that hard to do.
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