Bugatti crash today

[shoestring7]

It is Simon Diffey, he has been named in many social media feeds including Goodwood’s. Such a shame, and my thoughts to his family.

[Eric Mc]

That is so sad. If I recall, didn't his brother James (also an historics driver) die of natural causes a few years ago?

[Pan Pan Pan]

WonkeyDonkey said:

Pan Pan Pan said:

The problem is that no matter how good a performance car is or its driver, most people on the roads are car users, not car drivers. Do we have details of what actually happened yet?
Some car users, cannot even comprehend, let alone see how fast a car (even if it is traveling within the posted limits) can appear around them.
It does require car `drivers', to keep this at the forefront of their concentration, when going quickly on public roads, But sometimes what has happened still `just happens'

From the article it says that he collided with an ambulance on a blue light call. Not a Veyron/Chiron either so not an 'easy' to drive modern car so I wouldn't be so quick to blame the Bugatti driver. Maybe just a case of wrong place at the wrong time.

I was not blaming the Bugatti driver. But rather pointing out that a large proportion of the vehicles on UK roads only have car users in them NOT car drivers. To a car user, a vehicle is just another tick on their white goods list. Fridge freezer Tick! Washing machine Tick! Tumble drier Tick! car Tick! Consequently they are no more interested in learning to drive properly, than they are in learning how to use their washing machine or tumble drier properly.
In this instance both vehicles, were being operated by vehicle drivers, and not vehicle users, which was why I asked if anyone knew what had actually happened