[DeTomaso] harness bar.

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Wed Sep 15 04:39:15 EDT 2010


But Not in your crotch, which certainly qualifies as both more and
different. Unless you just like that sorta thing...I'm not here to
judge...   Michael

On Sep 15, 2010 3:17 AM, "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:
> Michael - while it is completely true what you say, remember that the
> orginal question was "are multi-point harnesses MORE dangerous than a
> traditional seatbelt", and not "are they completely danger-free".
>
> The body will suffer in any abrupt stop, and as subsequent posts have
> pointed out, certain body parts may suffer more than others (ouch!) But
> going back to the original question, you may have bruising with multi
point
> belts, but you would have the same bruising (or probably worse) with OEM
> belts.
>
> Charles McCall
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
> "Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
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> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
> nombre de michael at michaelshortt.com
> Enviado el: miércoles, 15 de septiembre de 2010 1:56
> Para: LarryFinch
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] harness bar.
>
> Larry,
>
> Clearly you have never worn either and come to a sudden or abrupt stop.
>
> Shall we say that the "Boys" were never meant to be used as "anti G
> Devices".
>
> In a hard accident, you will find that belts are never tight enough, it is
> not uncommon to have black and blue
>
> bruising ( which turns a sickly shade of yellow ) or ecchymosis caused by
> traumatized/broken capillaries under the skin
>
> in the groin, collarbones and across the hipbones.
>
> I hope you never find out.
>
> Michael Shortt
>
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 7:19 PM, LarryFinch <fresnofinches at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Interesting.
>>
>> I can think of no reason why a 4-5-6 point harness would introduce any
>> additional injury risk in an otherwise stock vehicle.
>>
>> Holding you in place is the purpose of the OEM seat /shoulder belt
> systems.
>>
>> Replacing the stock system with a 4-5-6 point harness would just do a
>> better job of holding you in place.
>>
>> So where is the problem?
>>
>> my 2¢
>>
>> Larry
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