TVR driver dies after collision, Coventry Dec 05

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/4071731.stm

I looked back, couldnt find a post, so I thought I'd put it up. My condolences to his family and friends. Was he a pistonheader? What TVR was it?

BE CAREFUL ON THE ROADS ALL!!!


Story from BBC:

One dead after two-car collision

A man has died in a road crash after his car hit a traffic island, police in Coventry have revealed.
A red TVR sports car collided with a Volvo before hitting the island on Sunday afternoon.

The accident happened on the A444 Phoenix Way at the junction of Austin Drive in Coventry.

The driver, who has not been named, was taken to the city's Walsgrave Hospital where he was declared dead. The 51-year-old Volvo driver was uninjured.

[s2art]

We seem to hear a lot of stories about people being killed in TVRs. Now there are not that many TVRs on the road. What is it about the cars which seem to increase the risk?

[Ballistic Banana]

RIP Condolences to all

Be safe with then RWD powerhouses

BB

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s2art said:

We seem to hear a lot of stories about people being killed in TVRs. Now there are not that many TVRs on the road. What is it about the cars which seem to increase the risk?

Surely that is pretty obvious - very light cars with shed loads of power, no ABS and no airbags - for the majority of drivers, that is going to put you in a worse position in an accident.

[Terminator]

Was posted here

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=142013&f=13&h=0&hw=crash

[nubbin]

The significant factor is probably that it was an old TVr - a Taimar or something - i.e. no crash protection worth the name. To my mind anything before the curent cars should be treated with special respect - griffs and chimaeras have no roll-over protection, and rudimentary side impact protection.

Let's not add to the numbers, chaps, and we'll all have a happier Christmas