I have had two ocassions to witness a Healey accident and seatbelts.
First time a driver in front of me went off the road and hit the
side of a mountian. They were wearing lap belts. The driver hit the
steering wheel in the chest, the passenger to the dash to the face. I
have since installed shoulder belts in both of their Healey's.
Second incedent was a customer that had purchased our retractable lap
belts. He returned the next day and didnt like the look of the belt
retractors. I convinced him that it was better to have ugly
retractors and be alive than to have no seat belts and dead. So he
returned home with his retractable shoulder belts. Then later that
day he was on a drive out in the Marin Headlands. He lost control and
launched the car over a cliff. Some of you may remember the article
from the San Francisco Chronicle about 7 years ago that was sent
around the list. The steering wheel was crushed down to the drivers
seat and the car burned up. Both the driver and the passenger crawled
away and survived. The driver had a broken back along with many other
injuries. He has now restored another car.
If you want to see a photo of this I can send on along. I promise you
it will convince you that a seat belt is definitly a good idea.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On May 7, 2010, at 6:21 AM, Ken Taplin wrote:
> I have maintained for years that it is at least imprudent if not
> actually
> dangerous to belt yourself into a vehicle that does not have rollover
> protection. I recently aquired a tractor with a seat belt and a
> rollover
> protective stucture. One of the many warnig labels on this tractor
> says...DO
> NOT use seat belt if this structure is not in place.
> I feel vindicated.
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