Re: 3P/Airbag vs. 4P

From: Tony Mastres (mastres@id.ucsb.edu)
Date: Wed Jan 28 1998 - 10:51:28 EST


>My question is if air bags are so great why doesn't NASCAR, CART, Indy Car,
>F1, SCCA, etc, etc use air bags ?
>

Most of these entities have seriously considered airbags at one point, that
should tell you something right there. Currently F-1 is still considering
them but if you've ever seen the size of an F-1 cockpit, you'll understand
why there's hesitation. Also in F-1 and CART the most serious concern is
lateral head movement, something an airbag wont help much with.

Tony J. Mastres
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