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Does changing the configuration of a motor racing circuit make it safer?
1 Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK
2 North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
L Leonard
Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath BA1 3NG, UK; lisa.Leonard{at}virgin.net
Objectives: To assess the pattern of injuries presenting to a racing circuit medical centre in two three-year periods before and after two chicanes were built into the track.
Methods: Medical centre records were used to identify all patients assessed during the two time periods. Those referred to hospital were categorised by injury severity into three groups.
Results: The proportions of those attending the medical centre that were referred and admitted to hospital were the same in both periods (12–13% and 3% respectively). During the two study periods, the risk of a severe injury for a car driver decreased from 0.1% to 0.03% (p<0.05). For a motorcyclist, similar values were 0% and 0.2% (not significant).
Conclusions: Chicanes have improved the safety of the racing circuit for car drivers, reducing the risk of injury.
Keywords: motor racing; design safety; motor vehicle trauma
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