Forwarded from another list
Matt Murray
In addition to what you mentioned they also are looking at this
information:
NOTE THIS IS NOT SCCA INFORMATION NOR SCCA DIRECTIVE, BUT INFO
FROM FORD.
Something from Ford that SCCA might find interesting.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE CEASE USE OF FULL FACED
HELMETS IN VEHICLES
WITH LIVE STEERING
WHEEL AIRBAGS.
It was brought up at the recent International Committee for
Proving
Ground Safety that several companies do not allow use of
full face helmets in vehicles with (driver-side) airbags,
due to the risk
of severe neck injury for the airbag impacting the
bottom of the full-faced helmet. Full-faced helmets are, of
course,
allowed in vehicles without airbags or in vehicles with
de-activated airbags.
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