[s-cars] so you wanna be a speed racer, eh?

[Theodore Chen]

in fact, dale earnhardt suffered a basilar skull fracture from this.
he wore an open face helmet, and in the crash, his face struck the
steering wheel.  if the other trauma hadn't killed him, this one
would have.

another advantage of a full face helmet is that it limits the travel
of your head, thereby reducing your chances of a cervical injury.  wear
a horseshoe collar.

i've always worn a full face helmet and a horseshoe collar from day 1.

-teddy

--- Paul Friedenberg <paulunm at msn.com> wrote:
> I agree, I also have this phobia of getting a facefull of steering wheel due
> to a good frontal impact. Airbag, sure, I'm just wierd I guess. The way I
> drive (and New Mexico Drivers around me) I have thought that a helmet would
> be a good idea for the commute to work.
> Next step, roll cage! :)
>
> Paul F
> 'S6
>
>
> >From: bob.rossato at att.net
> >To: Paul Krasusky <KrasuskyP at FirstInterBank.com>
> >CC: 's-car-list' <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> >Subject: Re: [s-cars] so you wanna be a speed racer, eh?
> >Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:48:06 +0000
> >
> >
> > > Helmet?  Many good suggestions so far.  I'd go open face, though, IMO,
> > > offers less distraction and more comfort (as in comfort in being able to
> > > see!).
> >
> >My preference would definitely be for a full face helmet.  I'd rather be
> >uncomfortable (and it's really not that bad) and have the increased safety.
> >  It's amazing how much stuff is flying around in an accident.  I remember
> >when my friend rolled his Audi Coupe at Limerock (with just a little help
> >from a VW GTI slamming into the back of him at the left hander).  Car
> >rolled several times and even with a full face helmet and visor down he
> >ended up with little pebbles and other small flying debris inside his
> >helmet.
> >
> >Bob
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