As I recall the reason for the ban was the theory that the wings of the
spinners would inflict damage on pedestrians who might come in contact with
them. This goes along with banning certain types of decorative protrusions
and hood ornaments on newer cars.
Of course the question is never asked why we can't just teach pedestrians
the simple physics of frail bodies coming into contact with moving vehicles.
They just can't help themselves...
Bill Lawrence
>From: Alan Schultz <alan@andysnet.net>
>Reply-To: Alan Schultz <alan@andysnet.net>
>To: GSFuqua1@aol.com
>CC: Awgertoo@aol.com, dwflagg@juno.com, sbyers@ec.rr.com,
>healeys@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: An interesting question
>Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:29:52 -0600
>
>OK. How's this thought. Spinners may have come in contact with concrete
>curbing on city streets. The results? Maybe the spinners came loose from
>this contact? Anyone dare guess the result?
>
>Alan Schultz
>HBJ8
>
>GSFuqua1@aol.com wrote:
>
>>Well, it seems we have the date, person and car reasonably pinned down but
>>the reason for the change from eared spinners didn't happen until 1967. I
>>believe we have the DOT to thank for that change but in reality it
>>probably came about more from the Corvette and American Marques than the
>>British Marques. The difference being that the spinners on Corvettes
>>required a small pin to be inserted to keep them from coming off. As most
>>know the British wheels are set up to actually tighten when driven. Not
>>so for the American models.
>> Cheers,
>> Gary Fuqua
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