09-17-2004, 09:51 AM
Chris Wrote:yeah... I would expect more from you. anyways, bring your helmet- it will get some use.Expect more if you wish, but the point is that on grid we've been given no instructions to check the ratings of student/passenger helmets. Racers yes, students, no. If there's any enforcement of it I'd assume it's done at tech when a student registers. There's already enough to deal with on grid without us having to go around checking on every person's helmet to ensure that it's the proper rating.
MichaelJComputer Wrote:yeah, because in an accident only the driver can hit their head. i certainly wouldn't be broadcasting that you're skipping out on safety. if there was an incident, and the helmet wasn't a sufficient rating, and insurance finds that post from you... bad news for nasa-vaWe're not skipping out on safety, that waiver that you sign on the way in absolves of of stupidity on a person's part for wearing improper safety gear. If there's a requirement for some sort of rating (which I don't believe there is for students) then it's detailed somewhere and anyone going on track is supposed to have read that, so if they choose to ignore it that's their own fault. Think of it this way, how many of you have harnesses/helmets that wouldn't pass safety tech if you were a racer. Students/passengers aren't required to follow the same rating/expiration regulations that racers are, and therefore on grid we're not required to double check what Tech should have caught.