They could easilly be stopped if the devs wanted to. My suggestion as I suggested pre-patch is to stop the hack or at least give an option to force helmets.
I really don't see why this bothers you so much. Is it so hard to ignore them? Are the drivers with no eyes so scary to see? I'm sorry I have to giggle everytime I see someone talk about this. Yea I know some want things as authentic as they can be compared to real life racing... but maybe driving without a helmet in LFS is their way of walking on the wild side. lol If it's for a league race or something where you want everyone to conform to certain guidelines then I think maybe people could be asked to have helmets on. But for everday just out to have fun moments... I don't see the problem.
k drivers with no eyes and flying hair would be scary. lol To me there's a place for everyone in LFS... even the helmetless drivers. Would I do it, no.. but I don't have a problem with others doing it.
VIVAT FLATOUT
Concerning this, I don't like the damage restriction on car doors. What about injuring driver eliminating you from race.... ???
Don't you want a real game??
OK, that's bullshit