SAFER helmets

[uscsandstorm85]

I thought this was an interesting article about a new football helmet design. Dr. Dean Sicking, who engineered the SAFER barriers now used at every major racetrack, is now looking for a way to implement the same impact reducing concept into a football helmet.

If you don't know what a SAFER barrier is, it's all explained in the article.

http://espn.go.com/racing/story/_/id...-racing-nascar

[uscsaxplaya]

Originally Posted by uscsandstorm85

I thought this was an interesting article about a new helmet design. Dr. Dean Sicking, who engineered the SAFER barriers now used at every major racetrack, is now looking for a way to implement the same impact reducing concept into a football helmet.

If you don't know what a SAFER barrier is, it's all explained in the article.

http://espn.go.com/racing/story/_/id...-racing-nascar

i believe dale jr is wearing a new SAFER type helmet this year due to his concussions

[markymark550]

The research and technology that has gone into developing safer helmets has been remarkable over the last decade or so. However, anything short of developing a surgery/procedure to fully stabilize the brain and there will always be the risk of concussion, even with the better helmets.