Well not specifically. If the seat belt had not broken, his chin MAY not
have contacted the steering wheel.
The other side is, that if he was wearing a full face helmet and his chin
contacted the steering wheel, the full face helmet MAY have helped to save
his life.
Don't get me wrong here, I AM all for wearing helmets all the time. Mandated
or not.
Now if only Dale Jr. would wear one........
My .02.
Grant Gall
"Henry S. Winokur" wrote:
> > Just ask the Earnhardt family. Dale was the only guy left with an open
> > face helmet in Nascar Winston Cup...other than his son.
>
> And the use of that kind of helmet is what killed him. Too bad.
>
> Regards,
>
> Henry S. Winokur
> 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF,
> Nationally Certified Riding Instructor
> West Bethesda, MD
