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Turbo Rick
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> Doug
>
> When a seat lap belt comes loose there is nothing holding a person in the
> vehicle. The shoulder harness is useless allowing the body and head to
move
> violently. Since the HANS device attaches to the shoulder harness it would
> have been totally useless in Earnheart's case. He didn't actually break
his
> neck in the traditional sense. The basilar connection is where the scull
> sets on the vertebrae. How a full face helmet may have helped some.
>
> John Beckett
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> From: "Doug Anderson" <boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>
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> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 9:43 PM
> Subject: Re: NASCAR & .......safety issues
>
>
> > BOB.....
> >
> > Simpson makes ( arguably I'm sure.....) THE best safety equipment there
> > is..... I ask you, WHY would any belts in Earnhardt's car NOT be new
for
> > the 500 ?
> >
> > Besides, and here's my point,..... they said his head whipped violently
> > forward and backwards a couple times at least ( did you see the test
> video
> > of head on crashes thats been done in a stockcar roll cage that was on
TV
> > last week ? -nasty ) and they reported that what actually most
certainly
> > killed him was: that his spinal cord was severed by the violent whiplash
> > from it all. That would have nothing at all to do with a lap belt in
my
> > book. I could be wrong.
> >
> > The HANS devise MIGHT be helpful. But what about manuverability issues
?
> > Visibility ? I'm not so sure. 'course I'm not the one out there hung
out
> > at 190 mph either.
> >
> > The other night,thinking about the tradgedy of it all, I may have
dreamed
> up
> > a partial soloution. I think I will contact some of the safety
> > manufacturers to see if it is indeed workable. If my idea can save even
> one
> > from serious injury,....it would be most gratifying. I hope I'm on to
> > something.......
> >
> > my best regards, Doug Anderson 2-23-01
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