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cmon, enough is enough with the conspiracy theories. There is simply NO WAY given the unknown path/timing/speed of car that some evil syndicate set up this crash. It was simply a tragedy which happens quite frequently: Vehicle speeding drunk driving, loss of control of vehicle, lack of guardrail in front of the bridge support posts (and there still aren't any!) lack of use of seatbelts. Sad tragedy but personal opinions cannot, do not and will not replace thorough scientific investigation and crash reconstruction. And the conclusions of that, from our investigation 25+ years ago is the items listed above. Please stop posting up gibberish.

In the US the lawyers would have sued whomever was in charge and their would be a barrier to redirect errant vehicles In France they still have nothing in front of those pillars But of course no other tragedies there so guess they dont feel a need For more info see www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1304

Please see our main forum topic with details on the crash recontruction we prepared for CBS News 48 Hours back in 1998 www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1304

​@@BrianMcHenrySoftware oh thank

This was back in 1997 when EDR data was not available. The crash reconstruction was based on trajectory analysis (pre and post tire marks and a damage analysis (offset crash tests). We then tested and refined the speeds and crash environment by creating the msmac3D crash simulation program which was a combination of the SMAC and HVOSM simulation programs. For more information please see www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1433#p1433

speed required was 40 MPH +- 1 MPH see www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=42

You are entitled to your opinion However The facts simply don’t support anything but high speed, drunk driver, not wearing seatbelts, and no protective devices in front of bridge pillars See www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1304

The road was per measured dimensions and as-built Must be choice of camera position (following) vs stationary observation But will redouble check based on your observation

I've heard comments related to that, however, can you provide a legitimate news source which documents the 'dodgy past'. And the loss of control of the vehicle was due to excess speed for the downward left turn slope into the tunnel as the driver clipped the mysterious Uno and then in trying to recover overcorrected, lost contol and crashed into post#13. For additional information on an actual crash reconstruction of the crash please see www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1304

@@BrianMcHenrySoftware watch the documentary death of diana the incredible revelation.

@@scotty87able i moved my response to our thread on the crash Please see www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=2975#p2975

@@BrianMcHenrySoftware chaffeurs who worked for etoile didnt like driving it and was difficult to control above 40

@@scotty87able i've posted up my initial response. Please see www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=2975#p2975

Not sure on the pre-crash rollover rebuild. Please send link to reputable source:did that come out in the Uk inquiry? If not its probably hyped BS. And as far as survival, had they all had seat belts on they had ‘a best chance’ at survival but not guaranteed (especially the front seats with airbags and not having the rear seat unbelted passengers loading them after bad deployment) BUT a 50+ mph speed change is very high and can cause aortal separation, etc and is not guaranteed survival) You are correct that in an offset collision seated location relative to the line of the collision force may be different due to rotation of the vehicle. But not that much However In response I may post up the acceleration at each location to the thread “acceleration at locations other than CG” for a hypothetically similar crash. See this thread www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=2968#p2968

@@BrianMcHenrySoftware Very interesting and highly technical...I give my students the analogy of Kepler's Law of planetary orbits to describe the relative decelerations and "swept areas" during a violent action in the same short time period. Stapp survived deceleration from 632mph to zero in around two seconds surviving approx .45 g force at commence of water brake deceleration. Many sources, all reliable will confirm car's history..it was stolen in Paris and crashed, written off by insurance, subsequently bought by a mechanic and repaired. Other drivers for Etoile limousines have stated the car was difficult to handle at speeds over 45 km/h.

​@@Warpedsmac In a search for sources most seem conspiracy theory 'news' sources, none from legitimate news sources. Did the 'rolled over totaled vehicle' issue ever come up in the UK inquiry? if so please send any links. On the DeltaV by position: Excellent observation! Had not addressed that! so...I did an evaluation of a similar angled offset crash and see that the RR location is the least DeltaV (41.9 MPH) whereas most other locations are 50 MPH or greater (for CG approximately 50 MPH...i need to reload our actual crash reconstruction simulation from 1998, it was on a mini computer (PCs were not very powerful in 1998!) And for ANY DeltaV survival is never guaranteed but don't think comparisons with the Stapp test is appropriate...but will give that some thought (water decelleration and 4 point harness, etc.) For a summary of the DeltaVs etc please see www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=2968#p2968

ENOUGH ALREADY! simply because you believe something does not give it any weight aside from to you Believe what you choose to believe watch the program...look at the evidence Read our notes on things www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1304 THIS WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A TRADGEDY DUE TO SPEEDING, DUI, UNBELTED OCCUPANTS AND A LACK OF SAFETY DEVICE IN FRONT OF THE BRIDGE PILLARS READ Science was behind our crash reconstruction and science explains that the intoxicated driver was speeding too fast while making the left hand turn on the downward slope into the tunnel trying to escape Paparazzi and as a result of the minor clip of the Uno overreacted and lost control of the vehicle and slammed into bridge pillar #13.

We have but a LOT of information on the web (videos, reports, McHenry forum) that if you are in the crash reconstruction business you whould know what you are getting and can view the HOWTO DEMO videos to see how easy it is to use. We are a small software company and creating and sending out demo versions of the software takes too much time and effort. You can lease our software for 3, 6 or 12 months to try and you'll see we are a fantastic value. Thank you for your interest in McHenry Software! www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewforum.php?f=29&sid=a4b9219c94ffb4b43ee84d08ec6eee46

Heres information on the software www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=782

Hello. Not sure what you’re asking. Download which? The video or the software being demonstrated in the video?

McThank Mcyou!!

It is and has been solved for a long time. You (and others) simply refuse to accept scientific crash reconstruction findings and conclusions. t doesn't mean that it hasn't been solved! It just demonstrates that you (and others) simply refuse to accept the findings. In summary...Drunk driving, speeding, failure to control the vehicle, not wearing seatbelts, lack of protective barriers in front of the bridge supports, these are the WHY the tragedy happened. For more info see www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1304

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Kinda always does. Unless you include the hours prior where the driver was downing drinks.

@@Xsuprio except he wasn't.

If you look at the inquiry into her death which includes information on such questions you will find it was mainly due to their working to stabilize her before trying to move her. If you've ever been in an ambulance you'll know that it is not a smooth ride, very stiff suspensions and not comfortable. Given her serious injuries the delay was as they worked to stabilize her.

​@BrianMcHenrySoftware couldn't they have done that in transit.

you would think with such a high profile crash and death that they might consider putting a guardrail in front of it however apparently France is not the same as US. And note, as recently as a month or so ago i saw a similar situation in Nashville, TN so i expect many older bridges do not have guardrails or other safety devices to protect the errant vehicle from crashing into the bridge support. See this photo/discussion www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=2793#p2793

the driver, who was drunk, was speeding to escape paparazzi and simply came into the entrance too fast and lost control of his vehicle...more info is here www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=1304

We are also looking forward to our update to 64bit and higher resolution/textures/etc.

An easier and less expensive solution would be as a minimum to install metal guardrails along the roadway adjacent to bridge supports to redirect the vehicle and avoid these types of crashes. There are a LOT of bridges without any protective devices for the bridge supports. See www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=2793#p2793

LOD geometry/material streaming, stored in separate files

generate the LODs when saving the original high detail segmented/grid vrml

can be determined of the possible detail based on distance, gets rid of the too-much-too-few (geometric/material) detail, too close too far thing

Not sure when that bridge was designed and installed, however it may not have been standard to put protective barriers in front of support pillars adjacent to travel lanes. It is surprising that the French government hasn't installed a safety barrier in front of those pillars. However interesting recent observation: In Nashville, TN a recently saw exposed pillars. see www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=2793#p2793

It wasn't live and let die.

gta=grand theft auto? the reason might be that the intoxicated driver entered the down slope entrance to the tunnel at too fast a speed and couldn't stay in his lane. He clipped the Uno (basically knocked off it's side view mirror) and then lost control of the vehicle swerving to avoid another contact with the Uno and slammed into the piller #13 the movements of the car are a simulation for more info see www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1304

​@BrianMcHenrySoftware the drivers family denied his being drunk.it is also possible the uno clipped the car first.

check your sound...sometimes default is to start muted (pause the video and look at bottom by the pause button)

You are mixing and morphing things with no real evidence to support it That is how conspiracy theories come about The picture you reference has been used as the 'last pic' and was through the front window. They were being harassed by paparazzi who took many many pictures, some from the front, side, etc They are used as teaser for click bait...These pictures were taken at some point during the night (see the reconstructed official timeline and path of travel of the vehicle that evening in the official inquisition) but a picture was NOT taken just before the tunnel and NOT just before the crash probably just before Herni Paul sped off and away from them and then lost control and hit pillar #13 But the photo was not part of any conspiracy the crash was due to DUI, speeding, no protective devices in front of the pillars, and the loss of control of the vehicle. There was an exhaustive investigation which sifted though any and all pictures , testimony, evidence, etc and came to the conclusion THIS WAS NOT A CONSPIRACY!!!

@@BrianMcHenrySoftwareYou sound very naive.. keep thinking that the medias are telling the truth… stop throwing conspiracy!!!!! Have you heard of James Andanson or Eric Petel??

Of course they were ambushed. Unidentified people shot bullets at the wheels from the bridge

@@sabrinag4512 Please stop with the silly postings...our crash reconstruction was based on facts...FACTS!..not garbage collected from click bait websites with garbage information. Send me facts and verifiable information (links to FACTUAL INFORMATION not silly click bait garbage) and i might consider reviewing what you send but STOP spewing forth drivel...ENOUGH!

@@sabrinag4512 dont be silly.

cmon...Prince Charles isn't the first, nor the last, married man or woman to be an adulterer... You've penned a somewhat witty paragraph but not sure if in any way related to the unfortunate tragedy this youtube video presents. i may need to remove your post. But as i decide...may i remind you... Wasn't the Church of England created because a certain prior King couldn't get a divorce (and guess in addition to new church he started the 'off with her head' way to end a marriage too a few times... but also the King created a new church to circumvent the power of the Pope! (and Popes are humans too! Michelangelo was a bastard child of a Pope, eh?) Anyhow the pomp and circumstance of the Royals shall continue

Luminous Raven Lovely use of the formidable English language. Thank You.

you are incorrect. There was no contact damage to the doors. Please see www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=2729#p2729

@@BrianMcHenrySoftware hhh gotcha u

Where did you get the information that the "official french inquiry into the crash was told none of the cameras were working" Please send a link I have heard that most cameras with possible recorded information were business cameras which did not capture anything of interest. As far as CCTV i hadn't heard of 14 CCTV cameras However i do recall searching on technology of the day (1997) that CCTV camera did not routinely have recorders that many were simply for viewing? (and i recall looking up information on mobile phones and cameras and the technology was NOTHING like we have today and sporadic at best, etc) so very interested in where you got that information and what the explanation for the lapse was. We live in the #AgeofDisinformation here anything and everything can be 'proven' with a simple web search the main quesiton is: if the information from a reputable source? or from some conspiracy laden site simply putting forth lies and rumors to get attention? That is the #MajorQuandryof2021 how to separate the wheat from the chaff?? What is real and what is a hoax.

oh and by the way...it was NOT an animation...it was a scientific visualization of a msmac3D simulation we performed with the vehicle specs, the roadway elevations and the support posts and curb. see this link for a presentation of the difference between simulation and animation. www.mchenrysoftware.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=181

Watch the documentary called unlawful killing it's on CZcams She was killed by the royals