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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS
No, the "Folds" are there for reducing the instantaneous decelration forces when you hit something. If you are using a Schroth harness on a late model WRX, and you roll over, you're much worse off than if you were in OEM belts. In any other type of colliision, they're great though. Rollover protection is the only difference.
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You are correct about not being significant help in pure rollover or other accident withour sufficient impact to fail thet bundle, but please go read the Schroth web site.
The folds are there to allow the upper body to fold and roll to some extent under impact to avoid submarining and move the body away from the sides of the vehicle. If they were strictly for deceleration, the folds would be on both sides and/or the rear point would not be sewn solid, and they would not be side specific.