The 928 is a safe car .....
02-21-2007, 06:15 AM
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The 928 is a safe car .....
This UK GT owner probably owes his life to the good design of the 928. He had only owned the car for a few hours when he span off the motorway in snowy conditions, down an embankment and broadsided into a tree.
Only major injury was a broken pelvis.
Only major injury was a broken pelvis.
02-21-2007, 06:31 AM
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.... Fortunate newbie driver - that the 928 laid down its life for him!Strangely, my first visual reaction was that the drivers side looked OK, but the passenger got a hell of a jolt ..... and then it dawned that RHD was the configuration
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02-21-2007, 06:38 AM
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I'm glad he survived this crash! It's a reminder that even a car as strong as the 928 has its limits.
Lesson for all: Don't try to drive your 928 with 17" summer tires in winter conditions...
Lesson for all: Don't try to drive your 928 with 17" summer tires in winter conditions...
02-21-2007, 06:41 AM
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Well, it is obvious he did not hit a square tree.
That aside, I'm glad he wasn't killed! A broken pelvis is a VERY SERIOUS crippling injury! Hello?
Your point is made however. Porsche's hand-built GT shows it's strength once again, this time by saving someone's life. Try that in a Mustang or a Subaru and your family will be buying you a coffin instead of a card.
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That aside, I'm glad he wasn't killed! A broken pelvis is a VERY SERIOUS crippling injury! Hello?
Your point is made however. Porsche's hand-built GT shows it's strength once again, this time by saving someone's life. Try that in a Mustang or a Subaru and your family will be buying you a coffin instead of a card.
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02-21-2007, 07:22 AM
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Yes, at first I though "phew, lucky man, he wasn't hit in the driver's door!". Then I realized that the second word of the first post was UK.
In rallying it's really the accident that designers fear most. We can place the driver further apart the nose, the tail and the roof, but even if both driver and co-driver are shoulder to shoulder (like they are nowadays), the distance to the door is still unsufficient. And if you stiffen the roll-cage, the tree don't get in to the cockpit but the stop is so sudden that neck injuries are a bad problem also.
In rallying it's really the accident that designers fear most. We can place the driver further apart the nose, the tail and the roof, but even if both driver and co-driver are shoulder to shoulder (like they are nowadays), the distance to the door is still unsufficient. And if you stiffen the roll-cage, the tree don't get in to the cockpit but the stop is so sudden that neck injuries are a bad problem also.
02-21-2007, 07:28 AM
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He's no "newbie 928 driver - he has 4 or 5 other 928s and can handle them.....
Well yes Normy, a broken pelvis IS serious but a week later he is getting around on crutches. A
6 week recouperation period is expected
Well yes Normy, a broken pelvis IS serious but a week later he is getting around on crutches. A
6 week recouperation period is expected
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02-21-2007, 08:38 AM
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Heres the car 8 hrs before the accident , Joe having just picked his new '90 GT up.
It is just a car, but .... this one had No sunroof or sidestrips !
Unlike USA 928's I don't think ROW 928's have the extra reinforcing safety bar in the door.
It is just a car, but .... this one had No sunroof or sidestrips !
Unlike USA 928's I don't think ROW 928's have the extra reinforcing safety bar in the door.
02-21-2007, 08:51 AM
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My 1984 models both have the reo, these are Australian delivered cars.
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Unlike USA 928's I don't think ROW 928's have the extra reinforcing safety bar in the door.
Cheers Greg
02-21-2007, 09:26 AM
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John, what class of tires were on the 17" wheels?
02-21-2007, 09:54 AM
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I showed this to my wife, pointing out that it's right hand drive, and the first thing she says is that he probably wasn't wearing his seatbelt and was thrown to the other side, otherwise he would have been crushed.
However, you can easily see that the seatbelt hook is in the latch. I'm guessing that the seatbelt was cut to remove him from the car after the accident. ALthough the odds are always in your favor to wear a seatbelt*, these are the kind of accidents where sometimes you might be better off, it's nice to see that even in those cases the 928 with seatbelt on performs very well.
*the stat I remember reading is that 7% of accidents would have a better out come without a seatbelt. I wear my seatbelt when I back the car out of the garage to wash the car, so I'm not advocating it, just pointing it out.
However, you can easily see that the seatbelt hook is in the latch. I'm guessing that the seatbelt was cut to remove him from the car after the accident. ALthough the odds are always in your favor to wear a seatbelt*, these are the kind of accidents where sometimes you might be better off, it's nice to see that even in those cases the 928 with seatbelt on performs very well.
*the stat I remember reading is that 7% of accidents would have a better out come without a seatbelt. I wear my seatbelt when I back the car out of the garage to wash the car, so I'm not advocating it, just pointing it out.