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Old 2005-05-03, 04:15 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by nKoan
Yeah, I just twist it up and pull the twist through the buckle. That works okay, but I'm also looking at a CG Lock and possibly some harnesses as well (only for auto-x).
Do not do this!!!

Seat belts need to be *flat* or they can fail in an incident. Ever hear of a fella named Dale Earnhardt? This impact w/ the wall that killed his was esitmated to be approximately 35mph. The problem that that he liked his seat so low that his belts did not loop through the buckles nice and flat, causing the belt to "dump" and fail, which sent the back of his head steering wheel at 35mph, killing him pretty much instantly.

Do not "fold" your belts to get them to tighten!! Follow the procedure outlined by doubleurx... it's know around here as "the seatbelt trick" and it works really well.
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