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    Quote Originally Posted by simontibbett
    If you want total specifics why it's not safe, search, I don't know every technical detail, but it is just common sense WHY it looks wrong.



    if this is becoming a common sense issue, then let me give my ameteur & equally important opinion

    ok. so a factory seatbelt is a strap that crosses the torso & a strap over the waist, right, so a 4-point harness also has a waist strap, but instead of a single torso belt, there are two that connect to a camlock in the center of the waist rather than just 1 coming from a lock on your right side.....where is the hazard?
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    that suede is amazing. It just screams " drive me naked and let my seats caress your nuts"

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    Quote Originally Posted by JDMrequired
    if this is becoming a common sense issue, then let me give my ameteur & equally important opinion

    ok. so a factory seatbelt is a strap that crosses the torso & a strap over the waist, right, so a 4-point harness also has a waist strap, but instead of a single torso belt, there are two that connect to a camlock in the center of the waist rather than just 1 coming from a lock on your right side.....where is the hazard?
    Nobody answered your question and I think it's worth answering due to safety. In case of a rollover, the OEM 3 point allows you to lean forward or to the side to protect your head. With a harness, you are stuck in place and your head could be crushed. If you're running a harness without a roll cage, good luck to you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by afwfjustin
    Nobody answered your question and I think it's worth answering due to safety. In case of a rollover, the OEM 3 point allows you to lean forward or to the side to protect your head. With a harness, you are stuck in place and your head could be crushed. If you're running a harness without a roll cage, good luck to you.
    thanks for answering...but i still dont see why...most people in a crash, especially high speed or a rollover, dont even have enough time to say "oh ****!", much less react quick enough to move their body to the left or right to avoid being crushed.....
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    that suede is amazing. It just screams " drive me naked and let my seats caress your nuts"

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    Quote Originally Posted by JDMrequired
    thanks for answering...but i still dont see why...most people in a crash, especially high speed or a rollover, dont even have enough time to say "oh ****!", much less react quick enough to move their body to the left or right to avoid being crushed.....
    lolol *sigh* 3 point belts DO NOT hold you in place in serious accidents. That is a GOOD thing because without a cage a normal vehicle does crush on impact. The lap belts prior to the 80's injured people internals on impact so the 3 point was introduced enabling the impact to be absorbed over a larger area of the body...they are not meant to hold you in place securely like a race harness, it's just to prevent you from smashing your face into the steering wheel and windshield.

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    Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
    it's just to prevent you from smashing your face into the steering wheel and windshield.

    airbags are useful too
    Quote Originally Posted by Nemesis
    that suede is amazing. It just screams " drive me naked and let my seats caress your nuts"

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