<VV> Seats

[Hugo Miller]

I always pose a question to new drivers; "If I could give you something 
that would ensure you never have an accident, what would that something 
be?"
I will post the answer tomorrow ;)

On 2020-08-11 01:09, mark--- via VirtualVairs wrote:
> I do agree that presence of mind is the number one required safety
> feature. Don't trust anyone on the road, not even, or especially,
> yourself, and drive accordingly.
>
> I tell my 18 year old son almost on a daily basis to drive his 68
> Corvair as if it were a motorcycle with the same risks.
>
> Mark Noakes
>
> On 8/10/20 7:24 AM, William Hubbell via VirtualVairs wrote:
>> If your goal is to make a 50+ year car as safe as a modern car, 
>> you’re probably in the wrong hobby.
>>
>> Sure, you could cobble up some sort of a latch for your seat backs, 
>> but to what purpose?  It’s not the seat back lurching forward that’s 
>> going to hurt you in a panic stop - it’s all the soft parts of your 
>> body going through sudden deceleration (think brain, inside skull) and 
>> the hard parts you will hit in front (think steering wheel and dash).
>>
>> Modern car safety is about a lot more than just locking the seat 
>> backs.   Shoulder harnesses help to restrain the upper body from 
>> lunging forward, but they aren’t just tacked onto some random part of 
>> the car, but rather part of a comprehensive, engineered, and tested 
>> system to ensure they perform the desired function.   Air bags are 
>> another part of that system, as are the specifically designed front 
>> end crumple zones.
>>
>> If you are worried about the lack of modern safety features in your 
>> 1966 Corvair, maybe you shouldn’t be driving it.  Otherwise, you could 
>> realize that the most important safety feature in a car is the person 
>> driving it, and adjust your driving habits in your older cars to 
>> minimize the chances of ever needing additional safety equipment.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>
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