Bad sight! (1 Viewer)

[slvrbck]

Me and the fam just took a drive to Sand Mountain to check out it's condition with the latest snow. About 10 minutes on the Fallon side was a Tahoe on it's lid off the side of the road. We saw 1 body covered up behind the vehicle, obviously ejected from not wearing a belt.

Just a reminder to buckle up and watch out for these nasty winter roads!!!

 

[WILLD420]

Funny how all these years of vehicle safety and some people just won't wear one.

My dad is that way. He's gotten a load of seatbelt tickets, he's always telling me to be safe, but he never wears his seatbelt.

Nothing I can do about it, but sometimes I'd really like to kick him for doing it.

 

[slvrbck]

I know what you mean bud! From what the news was saying, he got ejected, the Tahoe rolled over him, then stopped. I've always been a big seat belt person, and now I have the full cage in my 40, I want 4 points......the lap belt makes me skiddish!

 

[locrwln1]

I know what you mean bud! From what the news was saying, he got ejected, the Tahoe rolled over him, then stopped. I've always been a big seat belt person, and now I have the full cage in my 40, I want 4 points......the lap belt makes me skiddish!

Just make sure what ever seatbelt system you use, it's comfortable and easy to put on. I have see way too many people put in a full harness (4 or 5 point) and only wear the lap portion because the rest of it is too cumbersome and uncomfortable to wear on a regular basis.

For normal day to day type stuff, I am a big fan of a factory style 3 point seatbelt. When you are going to really be gettin' it on, then break out the harness.

Jack

 

[WILLD420]

Ditto on that.

I had a 5 point in my first Bronco with a cage. Most of the time I just wore the lap belt, especially in the winter since the top harness was such a PITA to buckle all the time with a heavy coat on.

You can buy some pretty good stuff online for factory type 3-point or you can find them in the J-yards, but an old used seatbelt can be pretty dicey, especially if the car took a big hit at one point in it's life.

In a rollover though, nothing beats a 4 or 5 point rig.

Someday, I really think it will become a lot less tabu to see crawlers wearing harnesses and helmets, just because of the rollover danger to your noggin.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Joanne thinks I should wear a helmet, all the time.


BTW 5 pts suck for the spotter, a real PITA if your jumping in and out of a rig all day.

 

[slvrbck]

I have a black and tan leather studded Harley helmet that I used to wear sometimes as a joke! Now I think I should wear it all the time.