Guimengo ecrit:
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> Peat Wrote:
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> > I doubt it Gui. The Hands device would have
> > limited teh movement. From reading about
> simular
> > accidents, i would submit that the massive head
> > injury would have caused huge swelling and
> > bruising on his brain. Very slim chances of
> coming
> > back from that.
>
>
> I understand the HANS advantage but I'd imagine
> that's more for a backlash situation. Though the
> tire was going towards Henry's head it wasn't an
> entirely horizontal hit despite the car's speed,
> so my question was more regarding also any
> complications from his head being pushed downwards
> as well on his neck and perhaps in a way having
> some spine damage.
>
> Anyway, far too complex of a simple question and
> in the end Henry won't be back from it.
Surtees's accident look to me like the Tom Pryce's one. Whatever you have HANS or any safety device, when something big enough hit your head in 100 kph+, I think you have no chance to get out of this without serious injuries because of the enourmous energy going into a small area.
RIP Henry Surtees
. My thoughts are with his family.