Re: 3P/Airbag vs. 4P

From: Mike Crumley (mcrumley@airmail.net)
Date: Wed Jan 28 1998 - 13:00:14 EST


At 07:27 PM 1/27/98 , you wrote:

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

Because the drivers sit in custom moulded seats, held in place by
heavy-duty 4 (or more) point restraints, surrounded by a steel roll cage in
a car that is designed in large part to dissipate energy and protect the
driver in the event of a crash. If Detroit built cars like that we wouldn't
need airbags either.

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