Reuglar Seatbelts vs Bucketseat Seatbelts
08-09-2003, 04:29 PM
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Stock Seatbelts vs Racing Seatbelts
humm which ones are safer? The stock seatbelts or the racing seat belts that have like 285728 belts straped around you? and are racing seat belts llegal to wear on streets?
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08-10-2003, 02:19 PM
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with a harness, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you have a cage and wear a helmet while wearing them, as they hold you completely upright and tight in the seat, your head will be crushed without a roll cage, and if the cage collapses on you, the helmet that you're supposed to be wearing will protect your head.
Otherwise, harnesses are not safe at all for the streets, the hardware in your car is designed specifically for accidents in real world traffic situations.
While a rollover is not as common as say a head on collision or a t-bone collision, would you take the chance of having your head crushed in the event of a rollover?
If you feel the seat might not be snug enough, one thing that i do to fit better in the bigger STi seats (i'm a lil 5'3" asian guy) is to wear a sweatshirt, it feels a lot more snug then.
Otherwise, harnesses are not safe at all for the streets, the hardware in your car is designed specifically for accidents in real world traffic situations.
While a rollover is not as common as say a head on collision or a t-bone collision, would you take the chance of having your head crushed in the event of a rollover?
If you feel the seat might not be snug enough, one thing that i do to fit better in the bigger STi seats (i'm a lil 5'3" asian guy) is to wear a sweatshirt, it feels a lot more snug then.
08-10-2003, 03:21 PM
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wait im talking about racing seatbelts like the Sparco Club 4Pt - Bolt-In harness http://www.rxecret7.com/sparclub4ptb.html im getting these belts not because im going to race or anything but just to be safer i thought they looked alot safer than regular stock seat belts. i had no idea u need a roll cage for these kinds of belts.. =/
08-10-2003, 05:28 PM
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Those are exactly what i'm talking about.
They are safer, provided that you use it with the other pieces that they were designed for. Like i said before, they hold you tight and while they may protect you better on the initial jolt, they do not allow any kind of movement under any circumstance. Regular seatbelt design allows you to throw yourself across the passenger seat and vice versa in a rollover, whereas these do not allow for lateral movement of any kind, therefore, when that roof caves in, your head is going with it.
That said, that is the reason why those belts are definately safer when used with the cage, since the cage will lessen the crumple of the roof.
As t-wrexxx said, pro racing teams use them, but all those cars also have rollcages. the only exception is F1/Cart, and thats because they have no roof to cave in on them.
As regular as plain seatbelts look, they are the most practical form and proven effective form of protection, otherwise the government would have tried to pass some regulation for racing harnesses, since there is no retention mechanism for harnesses, it would cost less to develop them for passenger cars.
They are safer, provided that you use it with the other pieces that they were designed for. Like i said before, they hold you tight and while they may protect you better on the initial jolt, they do not allow any kind of movement under any circumstance. Regular seatbelt design allows you to throw yourself across the passenger seat and vice versa in a rollover, whereas these do not allow for lateral movement of any kind, therefore, when that roof caves in, your head is going with it.
That said, that is the reason why those belts are definately safer when used with the cage, since the cage will lessen the crumple of the roof.
As t-wrexxx said, pro racing teams use them, but all those cars also have rollcages. the only exception is F1/Cart, and thats because they have no roof to cave in on them.
As regular as plain seatbelts look, they are the most practical form and proven effective form of protection, otherwise the government would have tried to pass some regulation for racing harnesses, since there is no retention mechanism for harnesses, it would cost less to develop them for passenger cars.
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08-10-2003, 07:31 PM
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There not legal for street use and are not safer at all. They can actualy cause more problems than solve. 4 point should not even be a consideration. If you do decide on a set get the 5 or 6 point ones. There is one company that makes a 5 point "retractable" harness that is DOT approved.
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