NASCAR Champ Breaks Wrist... Advocates Call for Seatbelts on Golf Carts !

NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson was injured today at a charity golf tournament when he fell out of a golf cart and broke his wrist. He will not be allowed to drive a racecar for about a month, but luckily it was his left wrist - what racers call his "non-shifting hand". Probably a little more info than I wanted....

This latest event has caused proponents of golf cart safety to call on installation of seat belts on golf carts. Claudio Agnetti, former golf cart racer and President of Golf Cart Racer Advocates for Protection (G-CRAP), has spoken out for years on cart safety. "G-CRAP's position has always been to focus on driver protection. Hundreds of people are injured every year on golf carts all across the nation. Of course, those NASCAR Guys are a bunch of hot dogs. Maybe this will straighten them out." Asked about the nature of the accidents, Agnetti replied "It runs the entire gamut: skinned knees, flyaway clubs, spilled drinks...... those NASCAR boys might change their minds when one of them sprain's an ankle one of these days."

Excessive speed might be only a contributing factor, but it seems to be the only one advocates are willing to address at this point. When asked about banning alcoholic beverages on golf carts, Agnetti said, " Now that's just wrong..... there has to be some element of risk." For now, you are welcome to ride a golf cart unprotected.........IF YOU DARE !!!!!!!

Jimmie Johnson

1975-2006..........almost.