[Healeys] Healey with seatbelts after accident

I Erbs eyera3 at gmail.com
Sun May 9 21:19:40 MDT 2010


Anyone have luck with back seat lap belt install?  If so a how to with  
photos would be great

I Erbs
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On May 9, 2010, at 4:44 PM, <pennell at cox.net> wrote:

> Curt, Ray and all,
>
> I DO HAVE SEATBEATS IN BOTH MY HEALEYS AND I WEAR THEM.  The BN7 has  
> an inertia reel 3 pt belt, the BJ8 only lap belts.  Ray stated that  
> laying across the seat was not an option.  I merely expressed  
> disagreement with that as a possibility.  With the inertia reel the  
> shoulder part is loose enough that one could indeed lay across the  
> seats - yes, and that choice would have to be made prior to applying  
> the brake.
>
> I am not saying that it is what I would do if I was aware of an  
> impending front end crash.  I only am stating that I feel it is  
> possible.  Granted with the 4 pt or 5 pt belts the option is not  
> there.
>
> Keith
>
> ---- Curt/Nancy Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'll assume you're kidding.
>>
>> That's about as silly as saying I'll just stick my arms out to  
>> absorb the
>> impact!
>>
>> SEATBEATS, USE THEM, and oh by the way, it's been proven that just  
>> using lap
>> belts are essentially worse than useless.  Take it from the guy who  
>> wears
>> the five point harness cinched as tight as I can make it in the  
>> cockpit,
>> while my passengers just have lap belts.  Why do you think the flight
>> attendants have you bend over in your seat as in "assume the crash
>> position?"
>>
>> Curt
>>
>> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 6:33 PM, <pennell at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Why couldn't one drop down across the passenger seat.
>>>
>>> Keith
>>>
>>> ---- Ray Carbone <racarbon at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>> My conclusion; if the MGA driver had a 3-point belt he would have
>>>> been dead as laying across the seats would not have been an option.
>>>
>>>> Ray Carbone 64BJ8P1
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