On Wednesday, February 13, 2002, at 06:05 , Larrybsp@aol.com wrote:
> <from:larrybsp@aol.com (Larry Stark)
>
> Kevin,
> I started wearing a neck brace after talking with
> Shauna
> Marinus. It seems at Mid Ohio she wasn't wearing a brace and T boned a
> BMW in
> the rain.
> Her head snapped forward and her helmet hit and bruised her breast
> bone. She
> also bit through her tongue, ouch! Now she always wears a brace. After
> hearing her story I went out and bought one the next day. I wear it
> every
> time I'm on track.
> FWIW.
> Larry
Oh, sure, that's what I thought they were intended for - that's what I
mean't by "crash/whiplash". The original poster was talking about using
one for autocross to help keep his head aligned during transitions - I
don't think they fit tightly enough to really prevent that.
KeS
> << Subj: Re: [Fwd: Neck brace]
> Date: 2/13/02 1:17:14 PM Pacific Standard Time
> <From: Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net (Kevin Stevens)
> <Sender: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> <Reply-to: Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net
> <To: joey@hotngui.com (Joey Jarosz)
> <CC: ba-autox@autox.team.net (ba-autox@autox.team.net)
>
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, Joey Jarosz wrote:
>
>> Attempt number 2... (I hate Netscape)
>>
>>
>> At the risk of starting yet another endless thread, I have another
>> question.
>>
>> I have been thinking about using one of those "donut" or "horseshoe"
>> style neck braces. I am finding that now that I have a 6-point
>> harness my body no longer bounces around the passenger compartment --
>> instead now my neck gets a workout.
>
> I have limited experience with them, but my impression is that neck
> braces
> are there primarily to deal with crash whiplash conditions. They
> aren't
> really stiff/taut enough to stabilize against g-forces; stock car
> racers
> use leashes for that (don't know the proper term).
>
> KeS
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