With regard to the Hands device, instead of referring to Dale E. and
Scott Brayton who did not die on the salt, how about a Hands Device
builder out there please explain how the Hands Device would have
saved those that have.
I haven't heard anything about Brayton's accident but in Dale E's
case there was early discussion regarding the subject of not being
secured by the harness system and then that discussion disappeared as
if by magic along with the in-car video clip that seemed to show it.
My opinion is that if the cage/seat design is tight enough around the
driver's torso and head so that he/she doesn't flop around in the
cage during a roll-over, survival chances are much better. Every car
should have the 7 point harness......installed properly to keep the
driver's head away from the top of the cage. I can't think of a way
to avoid pencil rolls either but a tight cage should at least help
save the driver from injury to an extent.
I agree with Wes.
Skip
At 08:00 AM 6/14/2006, you wrote:
>And a streamlined motorcycle is a rather efficient lifting
>body. Get one sideways and there's no telling from what angle an
>airborne bike will hit .
>
>NASCAR has those roof flaps, there's roof rails (Section 4.X)
>required on cars in most classes with existing class record speeds
>over 200 mph, nothing suggested on streamlined bikes. Stopping
>pencil rolls is certainly another problem. Tom Burkland found that
>out at a relatively slow (for him) speed.
>
>Wes
>
>On Jun 14, 2006, at 8:33 AM, Bryan Savage wrote:
>
>>But cars have hit "a wall" at Bonneville when a front part of the frame digs
>>into the salt and pitches the car up. Both of Howard's streamliner's were
>>built to avoid this.
>>For streamliner's, the other bad one is rolling like a pencil. I can't think
>>of a way to stop that.
>>
>>Bryan
>>
>>Doug Odom wrote:
>>>They hit a wall with the front of the car. You would have to drive
>>>a long way at Bonneville to hit a wall.
>>>Doug Odom in big ditch
>>>joseph lance wrote:
>>>>But it's the snap of the head FORWARD due to a high front impact
>>>>G load that killed Dale E. and Scott Brayton, They might of lived
>>>>if they were wearing a Hans device. Back and side restraints for
>>>>the head aren't enough for that kind of impact.
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