[DeTomaso] Seat belts

[Michael Shortt]

The legal disclaimer is there to CYA the manufacturers from being sued (
still doesn't really work ) by litigious *holes or the families of dead rice
rocket racers who thought that buying G-Force 5 points belts would keep (
Jorge, Nigel, Billy Bob, Yen Long, etc. ) alive when they decided to drift
into a light pole because it looked so easy on XBox.

Michael in Savannah

PS  I love to see a judge give somebody a ticket for wearing 4/5 point belts
when the same court session would have a citation issued for not wearing ANY
belts.

That would be a hoot.

3 belts will save you sir, but not 4 or 5 and by Gosh if you wear arm
restraints we're going to gas you!

On Dec 28, 2007 4:05 PM, <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:

> No, I usually enjoy your puns.  :)
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting Larry - Ohio Time Corp <larry at ohiotimecorp.com>:
>
> > << should peace of mind cost?>>
> >
> > And you think my puns are bad?
> >
> > Larry (punster) - Cleveland
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> > Behalf Of asajay at asajay.com
> > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 3:33 PM
> > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seat belts
> >
> > I've been reading the rulebook and requirements for ORR and I'm going
> > with a full-face SA 2005 rated helmet.  It just seems weird that I'm
> > finding helmets with that rating as cheap as $150.  Currently I'm
> > looking toward a Simpson Voyager or a Bell BR-1.  What got my
> > attention was Simpson Avenger for a lot less money.  What should peace
> > of mind cost?
> >
> > Asa Jay
> >
> > Quoting Mark McWhinney <msm at portata.com>:
> >
> >> I may be wrong, but I think that the belts are pretty much the same
> from
> > one
> >> brand to another.  The difference is going to be in the fasteners.  Of
> >> course, the major theological question is the latch vs. cam vs. rotary.
> >> Each has advantages and disadvantages.
> >>
> >> For the Pantera, there is also the question of where you mount the
> > shoulder
> >> straps.  There is a bar that the Pantera vendors sell ($100) that
> mounts
> > on
> >> the existing shoulder bolts which you mount the straps to.  It is a
> > popular
> >> method, but there are questions about how strong it is.  (Note: there
> is a
> >> version of the bar for VINs under 2000 and one for over 2000.)
> >>
> >> For what it is worth, I went with the rotary and with the bar between
> the
> >> bolts.
> >>
> >> Whatever you get be sure that it has
> >> - 3 inch wide belts
> >> - at least one submarine belt (5 or more point harness)
> >> - a fresh date (I think the ORR folks like two years or less)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> ]
> > On
> >> Behalf Of asajay at asajay.com
> >> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 11:11 AM
> >> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> >> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seat belts
> >>
> >> Okay, sounds reasonable.
> >> Next question:
> >>
> >> What brand do most folks use?
> >> In my research so far, Simpson seems the most reasonably priced.  What
> >> are the opinions of others?
> >>
> >> Asa Jay
> >>
> >> Quoting Mark McWhinney <msm at portata.com>:
> >>
> >>> Yep.  The harnesses are not DOT approved.  However, I have never heard
> of
> >>> anyone getting busted for it on the street.  I think the biggest risk
> is
> >>> getting into an injury accident where a passenger could sue you for
> > having
> >>> non-DOT safety equipment, even if the harness did not cause any
> problems.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:
> detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> >> On
> >>> Behalf Of asajay at asajay.com
> >>> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:43 AM
> >>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> >>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Seat belts
> >>>
> >>> Okay, so I'm slacking here.  I'm looking up info on set belt and
> >>> harness equipment for the Pantera (trying to prep for Silver State
> >>> next year) and I come across this nice little disclaimer on Summit
> >>> Racing's site:
> >>>
> >>> "All seat belts are for off-road use only and are not U.S. DOT
> >>> approved for street use. Summit Racing makes no representation or
> >>> warranty regarding the ability of this product to protect against
> >>> serious injury."
> >>>
> >>> What the hell over?  So does that really mean your not supposed to use
> >>> this kind of seat belt when you regularly drive on city streets and
> >>> public highways?
> >>>
> >>> Seems odd to me.
> >>>
> >>> Asa Jay
> >>>
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