The manufacturers of harnesses that I've checked out on the web all seem to
recommend keeping the angle less than 45 degrees, for the shoulder
harnesses, for the reason given. They sure don't have to be mounted _above_
your shoulders, according to them, just not too big of an angle back
there...
-jsf
'69 2L Solex (with 2 sets of 5 point harnesses)
>
>There was discussion long ago about whether this mounting scheme
>actually increased the likelihood of injury. The theory is that with the
>mounting point BELOW the shoulder, when you are thrown forward
>in a collision the belt will push DOWN on your body, compressing
>your spine. Ouch!
>
>One possible solution is if the car has a rollbar, to weld a loop on
>it and route the belt through it. In the back of my mind I wonder what
>the results would be if the car flipped and the rollbar twisted.. But
>I suppose odds are you'll ram a brick wall before you flip the car..
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