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Re: Driver with seatbelt may have survived. Posted by AndyJ [Email] (more from AndyJ) on Sat, 20 Mar 2004 10:57:19

In Reply to: Driver with seatbelt may have survived., Jimbo, Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:56:27 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I don't think this was survivable, seatbelt or not. Judging by the fact that the drivetrain was torn out of the car, (plus the car was broken in half), the shearing forces on the body would have cause massive internal damage.
Actually, looking at the roof, I think the car was up on its side at maybe 45 deg. or so when it hit the tree, giving credit to the airborne theory. Interesting that the handbrake is up- could have been from the impact, or was he trying something stupid?
We really don't get a good enough view of the road to see skid marks, but it looks like the little berms on either side of the road might be enough to get the car off the ground if he was really moving.
And to answer someone else's question about cutting the car in half for access to the victims, no, they cut out doors, roof, pedals/steering wheel, etc, but there would be no benefit at all to cutting off half the car.

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Incredible wreckage!, Street, Sat, 20 Mar 2004 01:02:32
- Europe Test Side Impact - this is why, 4saabs, Sun, 21 Mar 2004 11:53:53
  - Side impact test are usually carried out..., Street, Sun, 21 Mar 2004 13:28:07
    - Re: Side impact tests, agree with Street, andy , Sun, 21 Mar 2004 15:05:01
      - Re: Side impact tests, agree with Street, Noel, Mon, 22 Mar 2004 06:53:47
        Unfortunately similar, fsik, Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:00:01
- I begin wondering if it's posed...., Stefano, Sun, 21 Mar 2004 07:16:46
  - Re: I begin wondering if it's posed...., Greg W, Sun, 21 Mar 2004 10:20:13
  - Re: I begin wondering if it's posed....No.., Richard Miller, Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:34:34
    - Placing details is just a matter of time...., Stefano, Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:42:40
      - Are you saying..., Street, Sun, 21 Mar 2004 09:42:16
        Re: Are you saying..., Stefano, Sun, 21 Mar 2004 10:19:41
        Here's more info..., Street, Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:23:09
        Re: Here's more info..., Stefano, Mon, 22 Mar 2004 05:15:48
        I agree..., Street, Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:12:39
- I think it is called "jaws of life" (+), Vlad, Sun, 21 Mar 2004 07:07:03
- 90mph looks pretty fast to me ..., Trev, Sat, 20 Mar 2004 10:55:57
  - The car was clearly going sideways at impact..., saabaru, Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:24:08
  - Its 90 Kph, about 55mph (nt), egsAero, Sat, 20 Mar 2004 15:22:49
    - are you sure?, Trev, Sat, 20 Mar 2004 23:14:08
      - The car was travelling much faster than 90 kph........., toenail, Sun, 21 Mar 2004 03:33:07
        Actually, that speedo says nothing..., Street, Sun, 21 Mar 2004 05:51:35
- Gee and no airbag to save him. nm, Jimbo, Sat, 20 Mar 2004 07:00:19
  - As Street said, side impact = no airbag deployment. n/m, AdamB , Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:44:45
    - Not neccessarily-- my own wreck last year....., Traffic Shark , Sat, 20 Mar 2004 10:28:44
      - Side airbags?, AdamB , Sat, 20 Mar 2004 10:45:08
    - Driver with seatbelt may have survived., Jimbo, Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:56:27
      - Looks like B pillar ripped away., saabaru, Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:27:08
      - Re: Driver with seatbelt may have survived., AndyJ, Sat, 20 Mar 2004 10:57:19 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Incredible wreckage!, Art, Sat, 20 Mar 2004 06:50:08
  - Re: Incredible wreckage!, jp, Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:40:18
    - Re: Incredible wreckage!, Rick D., Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:25:17
    - The car snapped in two..., Street, Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:16:32
- Re: Incredible wreckage!, andy , Sat, 20 Mar 2004 05:48:51

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