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Originally Posted by PAUL K
Dale Earnhardt's seat belt was currently certified at the time of his crash. All that certification did was make life Hell for a lot of folks that did absolutely nothing wrong. Never would've made a difference if the certification was current or not, it was just there for a legal loop hole.
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My understanding of the Earnhardt crash was that the belts held fine but his head was sheared off his spine. That's the injury that head-and-neck restraints protect against. Ironically, really great belts that don't have much give, along with the weight of a helmet, aggravate this type of injury.
Eric