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15 Dec 2008, 23:20 (Ref:2355591)
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Lucas is such a bright and lovely guy, Im sure he will give this all he has got, and with the love and support of his family who are all lovely people I'm sure things will get better.
To Garry, Lisa, Dianne, Paul, Emily, Clare and Ben you are all lovely people and your son brother will give this all his got and Im sure with your love and support this will get better. Lucas you are a very lovely boy and nothing will ever change that. Your still the same Lucas to me. Get well PAL |
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16 Dec 2008, 00:07 (Ref:2355618)
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Oh no...
Shocking news. Best wishes to Lucas & the Dumbrell family. Never give up hope. |
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16 Dec 2008, 05:09 (Ref:2355723)
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Terrible news...
Best wishes to all the Dumbrell's and as a previous poster mentioned hopefully he can prove the doctors wrong! d. |
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16 Dec 2008, 05:47 (Ref:2355731)
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Geez, that's just tragic...
Here's hoping young Lucas can and does improve. We can only hope. My thoughts are with Lucas and his family... |
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16 Dec 2008, 11:48 (Ref:2355948)
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That's terrible news. Such a shame for such a young guy. My thoughts and prayers are with the Dumbrells at what surely must be a gutwrenching time for them.
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16 Dec 2008, 20:56 (Ref:2356396)
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Does anyone know whether Lucas was wearing a HANS device at the time?
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16 Dec 2008, 21:09 (Ref:2356403)
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A couple of eyewitnesses indicated to me that he was not - however, I always take eyewitness reports of such incidents with a grain of salt.
The critical movemant of the driver's head would determine whether that would have been useful. If it was forward, then it might have made a difference. But if it was up and down, then it would not have made any difference at all. |
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16 Dec 2008, 21:50 (Ref:2356431)
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The main reason people would not have seen it is because when his helmet got taken off that got taken off also. |
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16 Dec 2008, 22:16 (Ref:2356450)
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Having witnessed the accident, I don't believe a HANS or any other device would have assisted that much given the nature of the accident.
My thoughts and wishes are with the Dumbrells. |
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16 Dec 2008, 23:33 (Ref:2356493)
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The HANS device is a very clever piece of gear but does only work in a fore and aft collision. High cockpit surrounds and padding have helped various categories with lateral movement (no such luck for Cooper and Porter), but there is nothing that can help when neck extension comes into play. I have experienced seeing friends paralysed from minor accidents, and seen my wife walk away from a big accident (and fractured C4), sometimes luck is just not with us. Hopefully CAMS etc will use the data from accidents to improve driver safety. |
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17 Dec 2008, 00:42 (Ref:2356510)
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Regardless of the whys and wherefores of what occurred, I think we've probably arrived at a point where speculation is unhelpful, and possibly distressing to those near and dear to poor Lucas. It's tragic to hear of a young sportsman apparently so badly injured, and the hopes and best wishes of all at 10ths go with him in the most difficult battle he will endure. We can only hope that there is the possibility for improvement from his current situation, and trust that anything that can be learned from the incident is taken on board by those who can make a difference - if indeed there is anything that can be done.
Good luck, Lucas. |
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17 Dec 2008, 01:05 (Ref:2356518)
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Paul Dumbrell contemplates his future
I think this should be the last post on this discussion. If there is more argument about flags/lights/signs... please feel free start another thread |
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