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Originally Posted by vatdevil
Scary indeed. Anyone who doesn't have a 5 point should watch this.
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Anybody who pushes their car a little bit should watch this.
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Originally Posted by Silverback51
Thank you for sharing that, as it provides a very good perspective of what can happen when something goes wrong.
Two observations.
In an open cockpit car like this, the driver should wear arm restraints. Second is the amount of movement even with the 5 point harness. Most people do not realize just how much you can still move with the harness in place and tight.
Once again, thank god it was not worse.
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I think this is excellent advice, as do several other people. during the video, you can see a couple of times where your right arm is over your head. Couldn't see the left arm. I wear them, and I have an extra set for anyone that might ride with me. That means all your hand signals are between the seats, so I let other drivers know that at the morning driver's meeting.
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Originally Posted by vatdevil
Full height race seats would of kept the driver in place a lot better. Anyone install arm restraints in their car? What do you anchor them to?
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I also use an Isaac head and neck restraint. If - god forbid - I'm in an accident, it will hopefully protect my neck.
But, it really takes a lot of strain off my neck over the course of a week end. Before I bought one, I could always count on a migrain by late Sunday afternoon, and a couple more during the following week. Now, I rarely get a migrain from a track week end. Well worth the money.