Tracy raises an interesting point: is it possible/practical to add airbags to
classic cars (particularly Healeys)? An airbag in the glove box for the
passenger and a ne steering wheel/trafficator arrangement to allow a steering
wheel airbag? Has anyone done it? Does any company make airbag kits? I have
never seen any advertised...
Perhaps an incident like this might get some entrepreneurs working on it. I
suppose that there are all sorts of government regulations about airbags and
retro-fitted airbags might not be as protective as OEM airbags on new cars,
but wouldn't any airbag be better than none at all?
Bob Atkinson
On 6/26/11 7:49 AM, "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey at charter.net> wrote:
Steve,
Seems like the autopsy rules out a stroke which her daughter said the family
suspected since she had had one a few weeks earlier.
Brings to mind the need to be safe in preparing our cars. Not that anyone
or the car being at fault, I am just saying that no matter what turn's out
to be the cause of this let's make this a reminder for safety of ourselves
and others that share the road.
- throttle return springs
- brakes
- tires
- suspension
- steering
- seat belts
- lights , brakes, blinkers
- adjust driving style.
I have seen a lot of close calls on cars being borderline or outright
unsafe. We need to be extra careful and allow for the lack of safety
features in Healeys.
It was the safety and smog rules that ended the Healeys imports to the US.
Uuuuuuhhh clue.
Since many of us do our own work we could heed this very very unfortunate
event as a WARNING.
I sometimes need an attitude adjustment when I switch from 2011 disk brakes
with ABS and airbags to my Healey with drum brakes and a 6 foot spear
pointing at my chest instead of an airbag.
With respect and sadness................ RIP
Warm Regards,
Tracy Drummond
PMP | ITIL Service Manager | CISSP | bighealey at charter.net | 408-394-3444
cell | 408-776-0133 home | http://www.linkedin.com/in/tracydrummond
-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Steve B. Gerow
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 9:11 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fatal Healey Accident
Maybe she had a heart attack or other event.
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Steve Gerow
Pasadena, CA
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