We had a retired CHP Dodge Polara in the family when I was a kid, although
neither of my parents was ever in the CHP (we did live in Torrance, CA
though). My dad still talks about how brutal it was to get 6 miles per
gallon from the thing.... Perhaps it was also poorly tuned, but it had one
beefy engine!! There is a picture in our family album showing 3 adults
lying down side by side (COMFORTABLY) in the trunk of the car. They don't
make family sedans like that any more....
BTW, I won't word my opinion as harshly as others have, but I firmly believe
that seatbelts save more lives than they take--even in the older cars. If
you get flung out of a car, you're just like a motorcyclist in an accident,
but without the helmet and the leathers. Not good. In the end, it's your
choice; but that's my 2 bits....
Taro in Seattle
Roadster owner and motorcyclist
>From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
>Reply-To: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
>To: "Hall, Phillip" <Phillip.Hall@msfc.nasa.gov>
>CC: "'J Friederich'" <jfried@anv.net>, "Roadsters (E-mail)"
><Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>, datsunmike@nyc.rr.com
>Subject: Re: Seat Belts
>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:43:14 -0800
>
>The same folks who think that they can survive an auto accident by being
>ejected from the
>car probably also think that they can survive an elevator accident by
>jumping up REALLY
>hard just before the elevator hits bottom... technical term for them is
>spam (or at least
>that's what they look like when the EMTs are scraping them together for the
>trip to the
>morgue.
>
>My father was a CHP officer for 20 years, and I grew up reading "CHP
>Magazine" - thank
>goodness the accident report photos were in black & white. Our family car
>(a retired CHP
>Dodge Polara) had seatbelts before they were required by law, and I have
>always used
>them, even as a reckless (but not STOOPID) teenage driver (helmet when
>riding the
>motorcycle, too).
>
>"Hall, Phillip" wrote:
>
> > On this same note I had a good friend get killed in a Jeep roll over
>because
> > he was ejected and the Jeep rolled over him. I am a firm believer is
>seat
> > belts.
> >
> > Phil
> > '66 ( with harnesses)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: J Friederich [SMTP:jfried@anv.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 9:38 AM
> > To: Datsun Roadster List
> > Subject: Re: Seat Belts
> >
> > Mike -
> >
> > Please reconsider not wearing belts in the Roadster, rollbar or
>no.
> > I think
> > your chances of living if ejected in any type of accident are
>near
> > nill. In
> > MOST accidents you are likely to have, I believe you'd be far
>better
> > off
> > with belts, better yet with a harness, and staying in the car.
> >
> > -John F
> > '69 2000 (with harnesses)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
> > To: Datsun Roadster List <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 4:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: Seat Belts
> >
> > >Since I don't have a roll bar I would rather be thrown out of
>the
> > car in a
> > >roll over or in a vicious accident. The solid steering column
>would
> > be as
> > >lethal as not wearing a seat belt.
> > >
> > >In all my other cars I always wear my belts but not in the
> > Roadster. I was
> > >pulled over by a cop for not wearing a belt and then I
>explained
> > and showed
> > >him what I meant and to my surprise he agreed and let me go.
> > >
> > >66 Mike
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