Speaking of fatalities, you should have seen it before seatbelts became mandatory! Seat belts add weight! - whaddaya need thems fer?
“Speaking of fatalities, you should have seen it before seatbelts became mandatory! Seat belts add weight! - whaddaya need thems fer?”
That was also at a time when race cars used a lot of magnesium (which also saves weight). A lot of them preferred being thrown from the car to being trapped in a car that might burst into flames any second.