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Shoulder harness seat belts, seats and jump seats safety concern called in.
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<blockquote data-quote="FracusBrown" data-source="post: 749899" data-attributes="member: 29360"><p>There's not much debate over whether a 3 point belt is more safe, however the risk and benefit is being grossly overstated. </p><p> </p><p>It's a pretty rare occurrence that a driver is seriously injured in an accident and it's even more rare or even non-existent (never seen or heard of one in my days) that their head goes through the windshield or the skull is fractured by the steering wheel. </p><p> </p><p>Ever see what holds the windshield in? Rubber. I doesn't take much to push one out (or in). Steering columns and wheels are made to break away (since the 70s) when significant force is applied. </p><p> </p><p>Because of the weight (inertia) and design (high body with heavy steel frame extending outward) you are more safe in a lap belt package than you are in nearly all passenger vehicles. </p><p> </p><p>Putting a three point seat belt in is kinda like putting one in an airplane. If you get into a wreck thats serious enough to need one its not going to make much difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FracusBrown, post: 749899, member: 29360"] There's not much debate over whether a 3 point belt is more safe, however the risk and benefit is being grossly overstated. It's a pretty rare occurrence that a driver is seriously injured in an accident and it's even more rare or even non-existent (never seen or heard of one in my days) that their head goes through the windshield or the skull is fractured by the steering wheel. Ever see what holds the windshield in? Rubber. I doesn't take much to push one out (or in). Steering columns and wheels are made to break away (since the 70s) when significant force is applied. Because of the weight (inertia) and design (high body with heavy steel frame extending outward) you are more safe in a lap belt package than you are in nearly all passenger vehicles. Putting a three point seat belt in is kinda like putting one in an airplane. If you get into a wreck thats serious enough to need one its not going to make much difference. [/QUOTE]
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