Safety Issues with Seat Belt Article in Current MAN.

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Originally Posted by glenn in camino

I have seat belts in all my Model As, mostly to keep from falling out when the doors pop open in a crash. However, I don't expect them to save me in a really bad crash.

But therein lies the problem. Suppose someone rides with you somewhere in your A, and you are involved in a fatal crash. I have been advised by legal counsel that an argument could be made by the estate where there was reasonable expectation the safety belt should have held the rider in a safe position within the car. At this point you had better have proof than an Engineer designed the installation of the seat belts and that their instructions were followed exactly. I have casually spoken with a couple Engineers regarding the seat belt installation and they all start by telling me how I need to build a quasi-cage inside the body. At that point, the aesthetics are pretty much ruined. That is why I just do/can not install them on customer's vehicles.