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Re: Shoulder Belts -- TR3A

To: "John A. Wise" <Wise@erau.edu>, <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Shoulder Belts -- TR3A
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:34:53 -0500
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----- Original Message ----- 
From "John A. Wise" <Wise at erau.edu>
To: <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 4:33 PM
Subject: Shoulder Belts -- TR3A


> I was wondering if any one had installed a shoulder belt to their TR3
> without adding a roll bar.


 John:

Accept the fact that while in a side screen TR, a collision with anything
larger than a go-cart and you will come out second.  A shoulder belt will
force you to sit bold upright while you head becomes the roll bar.  In a tip
over I would rather grab the hand brake with both hands.  Of course you can
say that a shoulder belt will keep you from banging you head on the steering
wheel or windshield frame but in a head -on the virtually solid steering
column will come up to meet you.

Lou Metelko
Auburn, Indiana




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