Well, you're not supposed to be able to be thrown forward, the security in
these cars is excellent , as evidenced by the many, many crashes that racers
walk away from. Earnhardt's belt breaking was such a total fluke... but
your head is still vulnerable to that forward motion, thus the HANS device.
If I were in a car traveling 180 mph I'd want as much armor as possible.
:-)
> From: Andy Levy <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
>
> Are full-face helmets mandatory, with a grandfather clause like when helmets
> were mandated in the NHL (those who were in the NHL before the rule kicked in
> were not required to wear them)? Seems to me that without a HANS device,
> drivers would want that frontal protection in the event they were thrown
> forward.
>
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