[Land-speed] Hans Device and Safety

[John Romero]

no, no, no. I was just using numbers to show the difference. The point
I was trying to make is that if they don't both deflect the same
amount then the one that deflects the least will always be attempting
to constrain both.

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 6:41 PM, Skip Higginbotham <saltrat at pahrump.com> wrote:
>
> 10"?????? Do you have any data to back that up? I'd like to see it please.
> Thanks,
>
> Skip
>
>
>
> At 04:08 PM 9/5/2008, John Romero wrote:
>>
>> I like that the Hans basically attaches my helmet to my shoulders,
>> which is exactly what I want it to remain nearest! Seat belts can
>> stretch a significant amount. Imagine you seat belts stretching 10"
>> and your head restraint stretching 2". I dont want my head trying to
>> keep my body in place.
>>
>> The benefit of the hans, hutchins and their like is that they dont try
>> to restrain your head, they simply keep your head near the rest of
>> your body. lets the rest of the equipment handle the rest.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Doug Odom <dlodom at charter.net> wrote:
>> > Your lap belts must be attached to the roll bars the same as your seat!
>> > That
>> > is the only safe way to mount it.
>> > Doug Odom in big ditch
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "MEIERLE Mike" <Mike.Meierle at alcatel-lucent.com>
>> > To: "lsr list autox" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
>> > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 1:31 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Hans Device and Safety