hope this isnt a repost..

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Saw it on TV. Man, Conway was lucky to escape with his life, as was Hunter-Reay (the camera car) -- if part of Conway's car had hit him, yikes.

 

pretty crazy crash, not as bad as Andretti though, he caught way more air than this guy.


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And I'm really REALLY surprised that Indy cars don't have wheel tethers that hold the wheels wired to the chassis during a crash so they don't fly off and kill anyone.

description from F1 site



Since 1998, F1 cars have had to fit wheel tethers connecting the wheels to the chassis. This rule was introduced to try to stop wheels coming free and bouncing around dangerously during an accident. Unfortunately, wheels still do come off the cars during crashes, tragically killing a marshall at the Italian GP in 2000. The FIA have introduced an extra tether to each wheel for the 2001 season to try to stop the wheels coming off and causing injury to other drivers, marshals or spectators. The tether must attach to the chassis at one end, with the other end connecting to the wheel hub.