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  1. 03-16-2010, 08:52 PM #11
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    ^yea i heard that, plus the fact that there is NO mounting standard to them, someone could bolt them on improperly and it actually wont even help you in an accident
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    those look nice!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by waterboy222 View Post
    I wonder why DOT pulled them?
    DOT didn't pull anything. Racing harnesses do not have pretensioners as part of the passive restraint system (airbags, seat occupancy detectors etc...) therefore not DOT legal. Racing harnesses are safer if installed, worn and adjusted properly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GODZULU View Post
    Some of it has to do with rescue and ease of escape. When you are upside down and the car is on fire or under water, there needs to be no complication. Also if an emergency worker is not familiar with them getting you out may take longer. Those precious seconds count.
    Emergency workers aren't searching for any buckles, they just cut the belt. I would recommend that everyone carry something like this anyway: TheFireStore.com: RES-Q-ME Personal rescue key chain size tool
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    Quote Originally Posted by GODZULU View Post
    Some of it has to do with rescue and ease of escape. When you are upside down and the car is on fire or under water, there needs to be no complication. Also if an emergency worker is not familiar with them getting you out may take longer. Those precious seconds count.
    Has nothing to do with safety, its all about legality.
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  6. 03-17-2010, 01:42 AM #16
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    our tax dollars at work. nice score Roy.

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    wow nice! how can you get one?
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    Very nice Roy! The other problem, and reason why they are illegal, is due to the fact that many people install them improperly. When they aren't installed at the correct angle to the driver/passenger's back, if an accident occured, the spine could be compressed under impact leaving the person paralyzed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KandyRedCoi View Post
    i dont think any type of "harness" is DOT legal, as opposed to the factory supplied 3point seatbelts

    why? i have no idea


    Schroth who manufactures the pictured harnesses offers a street legal harness that is DOT approved (US-DOT FMVSS 209). I'm pretty sure there is one or two other companies that offer them also. I will have to do some digging.
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    Those look sick, congrats!
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