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Pastimes : NASCAR
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To: Junkyardawg who wrote (894)2/21/2001 12:55:42 AM
From: (Bob) Zumbrunnen  Read Replies (1) of 6950
 
Why can't they use air bags?

Because of the importance of having some semblance of control of the car after the crash, and because it'd be so tricky to get them to deploy correctly.

And, though I don't know the details of Dale's crash, it's terribly unlikely you're going to hit the steering wheel in a crash when you've got a 5-point harness and it's attached to the cage. If you bust out of that, nothing's going to save you. In fact, I would think the forces required to bust out of that setup would be fatal.
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