Judit Nadal, Inquest Findings
This link is to the Daily Mail report on the inquest into the death of Judit Nadal , a researcher at Imperial College, London. It seems that she did make a mistake of some kind, shortly before her electric car was hit by a much heavier Skoda . The Gee Whiz Electric car was turning across the path of the Skoda and the broadside impact tore the Gee Whiz in half. Which makes argument as to whether Judit Nadal was wearing a seat-belt or not a little academic. The Coronor and Investigating Officer make some comments as to the lightness of the Gee Whiz. Actually, it's more to do with strength and weight distribution. The cockpit of a Formula One racing car weighs less than a Gee Whiz, but if a driver stays in it, he can survive enormous impacts which send the cockpit safety cell spinning through the air. The Gee Whiz is very light, but within that light weight, is a very heavy battery pack, which concentrates nearly all of the vehicle's mass under the back seat behind the driv...