[DeTomaso] 'Racing' Safety

[Art Stephens]

     In my case, I think I was fortunate to be wearing a typical 3 point 
seat/shoulder belt. The driver's side of my car was crushed but the 
passenger side was not. I think the shoulder strap allowed my upper body to 
lay over in the passenger side whereas the 4 point harness would not have. I 
think there is a pretty good chance I would have been killed or paralyzed if 
I had the four point harness on with no roll bar, which I did not have. So, 
no harnesses for me unless I have a roll bar. Oh and by the way, as Jack 
said, I came out pretty much unscathed for such a bad accident. I had a 
concussion, several broken ribs and a punctured lung. The broken ribs and 
punctured lung were no fun! The removal of the chest tube was the worst pain 
I ever experienced. On a scale of one to ten, it was about a 14.  :-]]

Art