On Sat, 3 Sep 1994 TATERRY@aol.com wrote:
> Now that I am a serious seat belt evangalist, I have been preaching to my
> fellow SOL'ers about adding 3 point belts to old lbc's like the T series
> MG's. One SOL thought this a bad idea as the shoulder belt would be attached
> below the height of the drivers shoulder and therefore would possibly cause a
> compression of the spine in an accident.
>
> Seems like other lbc's, MGB, Sprigets, etc. have a similar arrangement.
> Does anyone have any thoughts on the pro's and con's of 3 point belts in
> our lbc's??
Seems to me that any colision serious enoughh to cause spinal compression
if you have a three-point belt is almost certain to impale you on the
steering column if you have only a lap belt. Neither is the ideal
situation, but I'd rather have back pain than be impaled.
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Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 NEMGTR #2271
Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO (daily transportation)
feold@umd5.umd.edu
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