Ardencorsa
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not really, cages jus provide additional support... otherwise cages wud b std in every car
some1 say rollcage? hmmm... 
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blebo
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Originally posted by ajscorsa
i have harnesses in my car and i alwys put em on. they are very safe and look good too.
but if your car dosent have a rollcage your are kinda f*cked in a rollover accident 
not really, cages jus provide additional support... otherwise cages wud b std in every car
Ehwn that Car rolles over and the roof colapses in you cannot move as the harnesses hold you tight to the seat. smack, roof meets head and your f*cked...this was proved a few years ago
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L33 LEG
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Originally posted by essexgirlracer
seat belts save lifes sometimes air bags can do more harm
how can an airbag do more harm. i didnt even feel it hit me wen mine went off.
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blebo
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Airbag explosion produces 200db of noise iirc
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Ardencorsa
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Originally posted by essexgirlracer
seat belts save lifes sometimes air bags can do more harm
how can an airbag do more harm. i didnt even feel it hit me wen mine went off.
It has been proved that airbags can often do a lot of harm. Usually happens due to a large number of people sitting closer to the steering wheel that they should be meaning they are forced back when it opens.
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essexgirlracer
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ive heard cases of suffication or breakin jaw bone
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wayne hiscock
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if your seat aint set up properly (ppl with buckets etc) it can seriously damage your neck head. with rebounding.
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Ardencorsa
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Originally posted by blebo
Airbag explosion produces 200db of noise iirc
Airbag coming out is meant to sound like a gunshot isn't it? Pretty loud whatever it is!
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blebo
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Originally posted by blebo
Airbag explosion produces 200db of noise iirc
Airbag coming out is meant to sound like a gunshot isn't it? Pretty loud whatever it is!
considering its about 18inches in front of you
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L33 LEG
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Originally posted by blebo
Airbag explosion produces 200db of noise iirc
well i can honestly say that i had no problems wiv the airbag. wen i hit that wall at 40mph+ dead on, it was all in slow motion and i saw the air bag shoot out of the wheel, the plastic bit just folds down and by the time the bag got to my face it had already started to deflate. so i felt nothing, and i mean nothing. i find stopping for traffic lights more of a stretch  and for the noise, i think the sound of an engine falling out of place and a battery blowing up is far more of a noise than an airbag.
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essexgirlracer
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depends on the impacts and prob the car like someone said if seats r in properly
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Kayleigh
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Originally posted by blebo
Coudl have been worse if he was wearing the middle lap belt....would have cut him in half. Whats the point nof these belts anyway?!?!?!
206's dont have a lap belt in the middle, they have a normal 3 point inertia real belt.
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Daimo B
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I always wear my seatbelt, been brought up to, and its a life saver.
There not really that comfortable without a t-shirt on, but then, were in england, how often (bar the current week) does anyone get to do that.
Don't wear em and your a fool 
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L33 LEG
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Originally posted by wayne hiscock
if your seat aint set up properly (ppl with buckets etc) it can seriously damage your neck head. with rebounding.
well i must admit, i used to sit like a paki. seat as far down as it goes and basically as far back as it goes, even if i am only like 5ft8 ro sumifn
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by Ardencorsa
It has been proved that airbags can often do a lot of harm. Usually happens due to a large number of people sitting closer to the steering wheel that they should be meaning they are forced back when it opens.
This is true. People sit too close causing the airbag to simply break your enck apon impact.
My friend also was not wearing his seatbelt when he was hit head on at about 40+mph. He was knocked out and his car when spinning back accross the road into a fence. Where he was out cold, he looked dead as he swung past. No seatbelt on, but luckily he hit the airbag and headbutted the windowscreen.
Airbags can be dangerous, but this time it saved his life!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dont take the risk, is it really worth it? Especially you new young drivers! You dont really appreciate how bad a car can get mutalated at such a low speed!!
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essexgirlracer
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im opposite sit near and straight,
well said daimo, i dont let neone in my car now unless they wear one, accident did shake us lot up,
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L33 LEG
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Originally posted by Daimo B
Dont take the risk, is it really worth it? Especially you new young drivers! You dont really appreciate how bad a car can get mutalated at such a low speed!!
trust me, i do realise how bad a car can get at low speeds. i do understand wot u lot r sayin wiv seat belts, i will try and wear em more often, truth is tho i only wear em for a couple of seconds wen i see a copper coming towards me.
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ajscorsa
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i cant drive without a seat belt it feels wrong.
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ajscorsa
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and obviously the harnesses stab me in the back
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essexgirlracer
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yeah feels naked with out one
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-Aliba-
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I was wearing my seat belt (driver) in my recent accident ( NOT my fault ),........ and i still came away with a jaw broken in bits, teeth lost, teeth burst through my gum, teeth chipped, and sore neck!
However, i didnt have it one (which the scum claimed) i wouldnt be here today.
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Lynny
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IMO it depends on the accident, seatbelts will have saved thousands of lives on the roads, and this has be proved that they do save more lives than what they risk, but there is the odd occasion where they have been known to injure someone.
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Voyto
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i dont feel right driving without one. it feels uncomfortable. id rather wear one safe or not tbh
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IntaCepta
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i feel too uncomfortable if i don't wear a seatbelt. I have my seat all the way back due to my long legs.
plus they keep u inplace when ur taking ur corners.
I don't see why people don't wear em, its not like it hurts.
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si_reading
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Yer it just feels weird to be in a car and not to have the seat belt on for me! Always just put it on without thinking about it really.
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