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Having seen Travis's arm go out the window at Cog, I'm thinking about window nets. I'm not a car owner, so whether I'm in a car with them or not remains a question, but in the meantime I thought I'd ask:
How many accidents have the car doors opening in the course of the crash?
I can't remember any, but I'm a relative newcomer to the sport. Even in road racing I'm hard-pressed to recall any doors opening.
Here's the reason I ask: windows nets can be a pain to latch and release, but if the net is attached to the car door instead of the cage, then normal situations of getting in and out of the car wouldn't require a lot of effort. Open the door and the net is automatically out of the way.
You'd still want to be able to quickly release the net from inside in case a door jams shut.
How many accidents have the car doors opening in the course of the crash?
I can't remember any, but I'm a relative newcomer to the sport. Even in road racing I'm hard-pressed to recall any doors opening.
Here's the reason I ask: windows nets can be a pain to latch and release, but if the net is attached to the car door instead of the cage, then normal situations of getting in and out of the car wouldn't require a lot of effort. Open the door and the net is automatically out of the way.
You'd still want to be able to quickly release the net from inside in case a door jams shut.