I support a head and neck restraint requirement but object to the
limiting of the restraint choices to SFI 38.1 products, to the exclusion of those
which are not permitted certification due to single point release requirements.
After this weekend's Joey Hand crash I am writing again to object to
the limiting of head and neck restraints to SFI 38.1 products in
production bodied cars.
All these products represent a serious egress issue with production
bodied cars. The exclusion of products like Isaac from 38.1
certification due to an arbitrary and politically contrived single
release rule makes restricting the restraints to this standard an
undue safety issue to drivers. Drivers should have a choice to
utilize effective head and neck restraints which do not pose problems
with full egress from the car. A single point release requirement
when a driver can not egress from the car after release is dangerous
and drivers should have a broader choise of products to choose from to
meet the requirement for head and neck protection.
Ed Haney.
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