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If he was driving that, I think he’d be lucky to survive
I keep reading that, but people don't seem to realise they're supposed to crumple up around the safety cell like that. It takes the energy out of the crash so it isn't going through our squishy bits. It's one of the design philosophies that came from F1 (via aviation) that made it's way into road cars.
 
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I keep reading that, but people don't seem to realise they're supposed to crumple up around the safety cell like that. It takes the energy out of the crash so it isn't going through our squishy bits. It's one of the design philosophies that came from F1 (via aviation) that made it's way into road cars.

Even with that design, that's still an horrendous crash. There's only so much kinetic energy a lump of metal can absorb