Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Why is security in NASCAR still lagging?


NASCAR racing is all about speed, adrenalin, checkered flag, and unfortunately, accidents and injuries. In the news almost on a daily basis today. "Dale Earnhardt Jr. briefly lost consciousness, and he hid a major head injury by his team and NASCAR last year", "Winston Cup driver Jerry Nadeau critically injured in a crash during practice of the Richmond International Raceway", etc.... We will discuss what caused these crashes and injuries and what is currently happening, to prevent, and why more needs to be done.

The worst violations result in death and recently have their numerous basal skull fractures of drivers such as Dale Earnhardt and Adam petty was received. Doctors have found that a helmet-harness some a good protective measure to stop these violations. A basal skull fracture can lead forward motion and/or a sudden abrupt stop - as in the case of Dale Earnhardt for a heavy whipping cream. A basal skull fracture is nearly always to immediate death. A more effective measure is a shock or crash absorbing walls instead of steel reinforced concrete walls, the zero - these give spared Jerry Nadeau at his severe injuries, or at least she could have. These walls are currently introduced and installed in multiple tracks.

NASCAR is over 50 years old. Why take a famous death or several security measures to start it or they take more seriously? Why is it that our own cars have airbags, side airbags, police cars, zones, etc.... Can reconfigure not these same devices for NASCAR information. Airbags have been proven very effective in tests at speeds well over 100 mph. More protection than we give them currently earn NASCAR drivers. The problem is that it gave more attention to advertising, advertisers, and speed. Advertisers placing stickers on the car were and are more important than the driver. More money is being spent to ensure that the different advertisers their brands clearly visible on the driver and car as to all security measures have. Some security measures are intended to provide a boost to much weight and are therefore discarded (thicker firewalls, absorbent)

Take every other sport — football, baseball, basketball, -athletes not stickers or patches with 50 different sponsors all over it. You are actually more athlete safety of advertising revenue in these sports, not in NASCAR, but worried about. Yes, NASCAR experienced a huge Winfall earnings lately, however, that can bring back not the major legends such as Dale Earnhardt. There is no problem with sports benefits, but can be a little more about the safety of our athletes. With all the money, NASCAR has they already install walls security on all the lines, not just a few. Focus on security, rather than only on advertising dollars. In this way we not will remain our result of drivers crash more pray for.


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