Date: Sep 27, 2006 04:45
On 27 Sep 2006 10:51:13 GMT, Adrian wrote:
> Nothing to do with this (or any) crash - just for having the temerity to
> drive a motor vehicle.
This thinking is extant at the BBC I see. Latest press release says Hammond
has made a good recovery and will now be moved closer to home. BBC says
that not only is TG postponed "indefinitely" but also the schedule of "Best
of" will also be cancelled.
Hmm net result of accident.
One presenter injured, has a painful few months, learns big lesson.
To-date, 190,000 pounds raised for charity. This appears to have paid the
cost of recovering Hammond from the wreck nearly 500 times over.
In response to this the witch hunt has started and the hunters appear to
have missed the point that the speed attempt was so well controlled and the
vehicle so well designed that a crash at close to 300 mph allowed Hammond
to walk away from the vehicle.
One may care to compare that with the chances of surviving an accident at
say 85mph in a standard saloon car.
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