the acceleration of your fall at 32 ft/sec*sec is much less than the
deceleration from impact. Now for some really technical terms-you really
need to jerk, not yank, for the inertial mechanism to work, I'd be willing
to bet they are fine. Back when I was wrenching for a living (early 70's)
it was hard to convince the car owners that the belts really were working.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Allen <scottinarl@hotmail.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, December 30, 2000 11:07 AM
Subject: Seat Belt Safety
>Hi,
>
>Yesterday I was rooting around in my BGT and I grabbed the chest belt for
>balance. To my surprise, the inertia reel didn't lock when I yanked it.
>After extracting myself from under the steering wheel I did the same to the
>belt on the passenger side with the same result. Is this by design on the
>74's or should I start worrying?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Scott Allen
>
>74 1/2 BGT
>52 TD
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