I don't have a very high opinion of air bags either. I think that Pam and Steve
have pretty well summed it up. As to harnesses, I just put a set of 5 point
harnesses in mine. Getting into them only takes a few seconds. Time well
spent, IMHO. And they are, at $60 per set, the cheapest insurance I've ever
purchased.
Best regards,
Fred Schroeder
Denison, TX
'70 SRL311-13359
TDROC
Home page http://home.texoma.net/~sitsinwest/
Regular e-mail sitsinwest@texoma.net
Stephen McCartney wrote:
> Well, without starting a flame war on Miatas (already a classic in there own
> time, IMHO, and without 'em we wouldn't have the S2000, Z3 or Porsche
> Boxter, hmmm?). But I digress.
>
> US spec airbags seem to be more harmfull than helpfull. Regardless, airbags
> of any spec are going to be less usefull than fitting decent belts.
> Lap/sash as a minimum, but if you're really keen on safety, fit a roll bar
> and a 4 (better yet, 5) point harness. I've got a 3 point in my car - it's
> not great, but it's certainly better than a simple lap belt. The harness
> isn't a problem for day to day driving - remember my car IS my daily driver.
>
> The other thing to do, besides making sure that brakes, suspension and
> steering are up to scratch, is to do defensive or advanced driver training -
> it's the only money you can spend on safety that's transferable to EVERY car
> you drive. Makes sense to learn how to drive properly, especially when
> you've got a car with virtually irreplaceble panels, IMHO.
>
> cheers,
> Steve
> '68 2000 Solex
>
> >From: "Pamela Bauman" <ntrlclr@earthlink.net>
> >Reply-To: "Pamela Bauman" <ntrlclr@earthlink.net>
> >To: "'Adam Bradley'" <ambradley@yahoo.com>, "'datsunmike'"
> ><datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>, "'L Jordan'" <ay107@lafn.org>, "'Datsun
> >Roadster List'" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: RE: steering wheel question
> >Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 20:34:23 -0800
> >
> >Anyone who owns or drives a Roadster knowingly takes their life in their
> >hands each and every time they get in the thing. Lap belts and "ornamental"
> >bumpers are part of that risk. One reason to paint them a color that
> >screams
> >"HEY idiot with the cell phone, drinking coffee, putting on
> >makeup, yelling at the kids, reading the Wall Street Journal, or faxing
> >something from their SUV"
> >I'M HERE!!!! Being aware of yoyo drivers is part of being safe. Having good
> >horns and saying a prayer to the Roadster Gods for safe passage before
> >leaving the driveway is also part of safe driving. I got rear ended as a
> >passenger in a Pinto. The gas tank ended up in the
> >back seat. No air bags, just a lap belt. So, if you are afraid to drive or
> >be driven in a Roadster, GET A HUMMER. Big, safe looking, roll bars, high
> >off the ground, don't know what the
> >NTSB stats are. Come on, enjoy the car, there aren't that many of them.
> >And,
> >who pray tell me in
> >25 years is going to want to restore a Miata, or that new Z.
> >
> >Pamela Bauman
> >Future 1600 Owner
> >SOCALROC
> >
>
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