My first car was a 56 Dodge without seat belts. A common ocurance back in 1967.
My second car was a 65 Dodge Coronet 500, with factory seat belts. The friend I bought it from told me of how he had lost temporary control on an icy winter road and was all over the road trying to recover control. He said the only reason he was able to eventually recover control was because the seat belt kept him behind the steering wheel. That convinced me to always wear my seat belt ever since.
Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500
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> From: Tom Stroup <tstroup@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2005/02/18 Fri AM 04:13:31 GMT
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] seat belt question
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> I wear lap belts in all my older cars because I want to stay in the driver's seat so I can continue to try to control the car. I spun part way around in a 1958 Pontiac in the snow, without seat belt, a long time ago and could not stay where I belonged. You can't steer if you are in the passenger seat holding the wheel at three o'clock!
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> Sure, a lap belt might cut me in half. Or, I could get hit my a meteorite. I'll use the lap belts in the older vehicles, even if I have to install them, and take that chance.
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> Tom southern Ohio
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> >>> "Mark J. Hash" <mjh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 02/17/05 02:49 AM >>>
> In Oregon, if the vehicle was not manufactured with seat belts they are not mandatory. I personally think those 60s 70s cars that came solely with lap belts are more dangerous than no belt at all (I've seen plenty of accident reports where I work). <snip>
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