The prevalence of neck injuries and basilar skull fractures in motorsports caused many sanctioning bodies in top-tier auto-racing divisions to mandate the use of head and neck restraints. Current devices inhibit drivers from exiting the car in emergencies, such as a fire or situation where emergency medical personnel are needed. The Motorsports Safety group designed and prototyped a new head and neck restraint device that can be removed easily while wearing a racing helmet by releasing a wing via a quick release mechanism. Evaluation of the prototype demonstrated that the time to remove the device via the quick release was statistically less than the time to remove a traditional device.

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Creator

• Begins, Anthony Jon
• Lamsam, Korapat
• Maron, Kerrie Anne

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042413-025526

Advisor

• Hoffman, Allen H.

Year

• 2013

Date created

• 2013-04-24

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright