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Originally Posted by jjones752
Didn't WOO start using the helmet barcode stickers this past season? I'm not sure what people are getting worked up about, what, invasion of privacy? Doesn't it make sense to have your medical information readily available in case you get hurt?
I was at the short track safety seminar at PRI yesterday and heard some good, thoughtful discourse from a few guys most of us know and respect; Brian Gerster, Kevin Swindell, Tony Stewart and Davey Hamilton as well as Dr's Terry Trammel and Steve Olvey; the topics of this thread and many other subjects were covered and it was fascinating to hear 4 elite open-wheel racers, all who have been seriously hurt in racing accidents, speak openly and frankly about the things that can be done to make our sport safer. It gave me a whole new level of respect for these guys.
At the end of the seminar, Stand 21 demonstrated a new headsock with an integral device that allows a helmet to be lifted off the driver's head with little impact to the cervical spine; it's not a perfect answer but it is proof that there are people out there who are constantly striving to improve all of our chances of surviving (or even avoiding) a catastrophic accident.
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I think Indy car and AMA pro motocross were using something like a small airbag or balloon on the top of your head inside the helmet. Then a airline was ran to the outside of the helmet were a safety worker could connect it with air and the helmet would push off instead of being pulled off.