I have heard it all now...
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1082042.htm
"New car helmet in final testing phase
Final tests will be carried out in the next few weeks on an
Australian-designed car helmet.
The head gear is designed to protect the occupants' forehead and temples,
where the most serious injuries occur in crashes.
The head of
Adelaide University's Automotive Safety Research Centre,
Professor Jack McLean, says he took the design to a specialist Japanese firm
several years ago. He says it said a huge market was waiting.
Professor McLean says while bike helmets for car drivers and passengers are
better, they are impractical.
"If you just sit still you can put a helmet on but the moment you turn your
head on the side you find you're bumping it on the sides of the car," he
said"
Reply By: ThePublican - Wednesday, Apr 14, 2004 at 17:37
Wednesday, Apr 14, 2004 at 17:37
Was a time not ALL that long ago that our
population was 75% of what it is now,,NO helmets for m/cycle req ,NO seatbelt req, Open road speed limit was unrestricted as long as not "deemed " dangerous by mr.plod,, road technology consisted of one lane each way,,a new fangled device, the blow in the bag breathalyser,green or yellow crystals set at .08,,,,,,,,30 years on ,,all the advancesin vehicles/roads ect,,all the laws and restrictions imposed,,as a nation we still manage to kill ourselves in a greater % per than we did "back then ",,
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