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17 Jul 2011, 07:01 (Ref:2927599) | #10 | ||
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Sprint cars and midgets have full roll cages that protect the driver in the event of a frontal impact. A huge number of drivers are injured in these series that we never get to hear about as well. So unless you have an accurate statistic from a credible source you may just have an inaccurate picture gttouring. Every safety innovation that is ever adopted is accompanied by a lot of hand wringing and protests. Early hard crash helmets, then full face helmets, driving gloves - wrecked your feel, fire proof overalls were too hot and heat exhaustion caused accidents, seat belts - it was safer to be ejected from the car than stay with it, HANS devices Coulthard and Barrichello - endless nonsense, Stewarts safety campaign - too expensive would see the end of racing! On and on we go .....! Last edited by wnut; 17 Jul 2011 at 07:23. |
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