According to numerous press sources, the drivers in the October 16, 2011 Las Vegas Indy 300 race at which Dan Wheldon was killed as part of a 15 car crash, spotted numerous hazards. "Everybody kind of elected that there was going to be at least one or two really bug crashes."
The crash occurred 11 laps into the 200 lap race.
The track is short and speeds are high. 225 mph means 3.75 miles per minute. The track is 1.5 miles. That means 2.5 laps per minutes or 24 seconds per lap.
There were 34 cars in the race. All were in a group together. When the collision started there was no time to react and no place to go.
These hazards are easy to understand. Yet race officials ignored them. And they are in the clear. OSHA is not likely to get involved.
In the application of Cowboy Safety we know that many hazards cannot be regulated. There is time and there is distance. Not just a hazard. Often a hazard is not a hazard until time and/or distance is considered.
David Sneed
The crash occurred 11 laps into the 200 lap race.
The track is short and speeds are high. 225 mph means 3.75 miles per minute. The track is 1.5 miles. That means 2.5 laps per minutes or 24 seconds per lap.
There were 34 cars in the race. All were in a group together. When the collision started there was no time to react and no place to go.
These hazards are easy to understand. Yet race officials ignored them. And they are in the clear. OSHA is not likely to get involved.
In the application of Cowboy Safety we know that many hazards cannot be regulated. There is time and there is distance. Not just a hazard. Often a hazard is not a hazard until time and/or distance is considered.
David Sneed
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