ive known a couple of rockasilly kids that have taken them out because they thought that was old school but those guys are dumb***es any ways
First Law: "An object will retain its state of motion, including stationary, unless acted on by an equal and opposite force" Equal or opposite force... like a tree or a car?
I love all things Traditional but I love mine and my kids Life even more..... Three point Seatbelts going in my Ride.
I have a rope hanging from the roof. When my car flips I will grab it and stop the ejection...Just kidding. I going to put 4 point harnesses in my car....
when i was 18 i spent 5 days in intensive care on the cardiac level from a contusion of my heart. old bag in a mid eighties ford ltd boat ran a stop sign, i totalled her car by t boning her with my super beetle at 40 mph no seat belt. my spare tire that sits where an engine should be, was blown out and the rim bent. also lost 4 teeth and had to have my lower lip sewn back on. probably woulda walked away if i was smart enough to buckle up.
mine are three point because I have a traditional steering column that does not collapse, which means even with a lap belt I could get hurt real bad. If there was none I could be a Dusty ca-bob.
When I was 18 I had an 85 mercury lynx- if you didn't click the seatbelt it made a really horrific buzzing noise. It got me into the habit of wearing it all the time. One day my ****ty tape deck was f'd up when I got into the car and I clicked the belt behind me to shut it up...forgot to put it back on. Went into the windshield at 40. Put a nice bullseye in her with my kisser. Knees through the bottom of the dash, ribs messed up, and my teeth flapping back and forth like you used to see in the old cartoons. I need to put belts in my '53, cuz I am paranoid as hell when I'm out driving- and I don't wanna die yet.
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