[Healeys] Healey with seatbelts after accident

[robertduquette at sympatico.ca]

Have you ever rolled a car?
I have.  I flipped an MGB and landed upside down about 15 feet below road
level.  I was wearing a ( lap and shoulder ) seatbelt with no roll bar and,
while I know all accidents are different and one solution doesn't suit all
circumstances, all I could see was a blur of spinning leaves and my life
flashing before my eyes.  The forces acting on me did not allow for me to do
anything except go for the ride.  I wound up suspended above the ground,
tangled up in the seatbelt.  Just dumb luck, I figure.
I'm not saying that hugging the passenger seat while wearing a seatbelt, isn't
an option in some cases though.  I did just that
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Robert Duquette
Ottawa ON Canada

1965 RHD BRG Austin-Healey Sprite ( project )

1967 RHD MG Midget ( aka: Miss Marple )

1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 ( aka: Carmen
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> Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 12:19:39 +0800
> From: healey.nut at gmail.com
>
> Make sure your passenger belt is always latched, then you can grab it
> and pull yourself down when you're a flippin'
>
>
> On 5/9/10, Shop at " Just Brits " <shop at justbrits.com> wrote:
> > << Laying across the seats is absolutely possible with a 3 point lap
> > sash seatbelt.
> > The shoulder strap passes over the shoulder closest to the door - not
> > the 'inside' shoulder. >>
> >
> > Whilst true Chris, the 'move' IS greatly impeded.
> >
> > Ed