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On 3/14/23 19:02, std dev wrote:
Jochen Rindt didn't like crotch belts so he only raced with 4-point
belts. During his fatal crash at Monza ( mechanical failure ) in 1970,
he telescoped in the cockpit and his lap belts pushed his internal
organs up into his throat.
Jochen Rindt died in 1970 at Monza and he was not wearing crotch belts.
And less than a decade before, Stirling Moss threw a terrible snit
about the US rule that his car had to have seat belts in it.
And at this citation, you can see a picture of Jackie Stewart
racing in 1966 with no belts at all.
https://www.goodwood.com/grr/columnists/doug-nye/2017/6/doug-nye-how-safety-has-advanced-in-motorsport/
Safety rules keep evolving.
I do not think I bought a HANS device until 2007.
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