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Originally Posted by Bill_Hancoc
At GLR side shields were not allowed and regular safety glasses had to be worn
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Now I've seen this several times online, but at GLR I never heard such an announcement made. If it was announced on the field, it certainly wasn't announced in the pits.
There is one truth that might have led to this rumor. A certain well-known team with a widely used website used to give out side shields. As my safety glasses were becoming annoying over my glasses, I went to see their mentor in their pit area to see if I could get some. He said they had been advised that they should no longer hand them out. They could be opening themselves up to liability issues. Because the team cannot control where those shields were used, they could be giving an individual a false sense of security. The shields could have been used on any pair of street glasses, not just those with polycarb lenses.