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Do I need a HANS device?

It stands for Head and Neck Support, and the HANS device is a vital piece of safety gear every race car driver should be using. But it prevents your head from whipping forward during a collision. Such restraint is imperative for reducing the potential for serious head and neck injuries.

Do Rally Drivers wear HANS devices?

It’s an injury which is often associated with motorsport or high-speed collisions but is rarely seen outside of this. In the four years that followed, the device became compulsory across most of top-tier motorsports including NASCAR, WRC and F1 and it’s rare to see a driver in motorsport at any level without one today.

Why was the HANS device created?

This device was co-developed by Dr. Robert Hubbard, a professor of engineering at Michigan State University, and his brother-in-law, former IMSA car driver Jim Downing. The HANS device is designed to reduce the chance of injury caused by unrestrained movement of the head during crashes.

What HANS device do F1 drivers use?

Introduced to Formula One racing in 2003, the Head and Neck Support (HANS Device) system consists of a carbon fibre shoulder collar which is secured under the driver’s safety belts and connected to his helmet by two elastic straps.

How long are HANS devices good for?

HANS Devices need almost no maintenance but should be kept clean and dry. Tethers are dated. Replace every 5 years, after major impacts or sooner if wear is observed.

What type of injury is the HANS device designed to prevent?

basilar skull fractures
What the HANS device is designed to prevent are basilar skull fractures (like the type of injury that killed Earnhardt Sr.). Those injuries are caused when a car suddenly decelerates.

What is a HANS safety device?

A HANS device (head and neck support device) is a type of head restraint, a safety device in motorsports. They reduce the likelihood of head or neck injuries, including the often fatal basilar skull fracture, in the event of a crash.

How many lives has HANS device saved?

And HANS estimates that of those 126 deaths, as many as 27 percent — or 34 driver deaths — could have been prevented by the using the certified HANS device. And no driver in an Indy car or in any of NASCAR’s major series has been killed by a basilar skull fracture since it required the use of the HANS device.

Can you use a HANS device for karting?

The reason a standard HANS device won’t work on a kart is that you need shoulder straps to hold it in place to work properly. This Simpson thing doesn’t need those shoulder straps.

What makes a harness HANS compatible?

HANS® can be used with harness models that are homologated with the standard shoulder strap width of a minimum of 70mm, as well as with models that are homologated with specific shoulder strap width of a minimum of 44mm and that are marked “for FHR use only” or “for HANS use only”.

What is HANS compatible?

What is the HANS device in Formula 1?

The HANS device is one of the most important safety devices in the open-wheel racing world. This isn’t something that is required just in Formula 1. IndyCar, NASCAR, Formula E, and Formula 3 all have this. The device has saved lives and ensured some drivers escape serious injury.

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