I think it was a driver who pulled him out, after putting out the fire-if he wasn't there, I'm guessing the guy would have been toast otherwise.

It <I>was</I> the other driver who saved his life and then pulled him out of a car that was, if not still burning, still very, very hot.

If I were looking at being cooked alive or being pulled out with a possible neck or back injury, then I'd say "pull me out NOW".

-Scott

I would like to see the whole thing. Any new links please?

Mike, I agree that most are single serving crumple zones. But the point I was trying to make is that it's scary. What if you're in a highway pileup, and you get hit once, destroying the integrity of the crumple zone, then again?

For this type of fire, I believe that the chemical type is the best regardless of the corrosiveness. For an enclosed fire like in an engine compartment with the lid closed, Halon once was the selection of choice that did the least damage. However, it is being phased out due to ozone depletion issues. Halon worked by reducing the oxygen needed to sustain a fire. This meant if used in an enclosed area like a control room, all personnel had to be out even though I've seen advertisements to the contrary.

http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/wn/wn15/wn15-2/wn15-208.html

http://www.reliablefire.com/halon/halon.html


We are now specifying FM-200 for enclosed areas. Instead of depleting the oxygen, it instead changes the ignition temperature needed to sustain a fire. The attached link shows personnel in an area when FM200 releases.

http://www.e1.greatlakes.com/fm200/jsp/index.jsp

That was unbelievable. The first safety guy in the orange suit that showed up was a total moron letting the poor driver drop backwards to the ground unattended and then forcing the guy to get up and walk after that happened...he should have been hollering back to the truck for a backboard...

Lets not forget how long Ralph Schumacher was left sitting in the car at the US F1 GP. :(

No *****... I've been thinking that all day.