[fish]

As a photographer in auto racing for 30 years I've unfortunately witnessed some sad moments where a race driver lost his life. Early on I also wrote driver profiles, and the first "real" driver I wrote about was Robbie Stanley.

I was at Winchester taking photos on the day he died. There was sort of an unwritten rule at the time and not a single photographer would take a picture of the scene.

Today it seems like everyone has a camera phone. I ask everyone that reads this, do not post a bad accident on social media before you know the facts. And if it turns out someone loses their life, please never post it anywhere. If you really have something that could help the authorities, then give it to them.

I know you can go on the internet and find video of way too many auto racing deaths. I have no control over that. But I ask you, remember that unwritten rule that many photographers still follow.

Jim Fisher