Citation

No Author(s) Listed. Br. Med. J. BMJ 1964; 1(5377): 230.

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(Copyright © 1964, BMJ Publishing Group)

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Abstract

It is advisable to fit safety-belts to sports cars which generally travel with the hood down. This has been proved in American research with drophead coupes. It has not been proved that it is safer in motor racing to be thrown clear in an accident. The reverse is true -- i.e., it would be safer to be retained within a racing car-for racing motorists are well packaged in a seat that is made to fit them, and they are surrounded by strong tubular bars. But they are also surrounded by petrol tanks and plastic tubes carrying petrol to the engine. Because of the fear of being burned within their cars, racing drivers tell me that they prefer not to wear harness. Nevertheless, racing drivers in normal production cars and in rallies frequently use safety harness.