10-17-2011, 11:21 AM
Sometimes it takes a true superstar to get hurt badly or killed to make a difference in safety. I hate to say it, but it is true that the consequences and subsequent changes in safety are wholly dependent on who the driver killed was. Remember Dale Earnhardt? I'm sureyou do, whether you like NASCAR or not, but how many can name the other few drivers killed in the same time period as that from the same injury. Nothing was done until the superstar was killed.
So the good thing is that I'm sure Indycar is already looking into how to improve the safety of their cars. Indycar was not at fault; 34 cars is a lot, but the same style accident could happen with 10 cars. Racing is dangerous, and there is a false impression that drivers are almost invincible at this point, which is the worst thing that people can think because it doesn't move safety forward.
So the good thing is that I'm sure Indycar is already looking into how to improve the safety of their cars. Indycar was not at fault; 34 cars is a lot, but the same style accident could happen with 10 cars. Racing is dangerous, and there is a false impression that drivers are almost invincible at this point, which is the worst thing that people can think because it doesn't move safety forward.
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