Re: SER1 80 seatbelts : was SER1 80 vs 86 truck cab

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Martin

You'll have to speak up my automotively acquired tinnitis has made me hard
of hearing.

About the seat belt issue - the story around Oz has always been that seat
belts were fitted and wearing made compulsory because the government didn't
want it's ambulance officers wasting time looking for bodies.  With seat
belts the bodies are always found in the car.

THAT IS NOT MY PHILOSOPHY HOWEVER.

Diana

P.S. New tractors and long distance coaches in Oz now have seatbelts.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Rothman" <m.rothman@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 3:06 AM
Subject: SER1 80 seatbelts : was SER1 80 vs 86 truck cab


Hey Tom,

SWMBO also had the same issue with my 80".  Not only did she demand seat
belts, she has been insisting that I wear them as well.  Trying to explain
to
her that I WANT to be thrown clear in the event of a rollover have fallen on
deaf ears.....  "Feels" safe is about as far as it goes with lap belts in an
80".

Who knows... next she'll want me to wear ear protection all the time cause
of
the lovely rumble created by the resonance under the hard top.... :)

Martin


-----Original Message-----
From: series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
[mailto:series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx] On Behalf Of Tom Tollefson
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 10:14 AM
To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: RE: SER1 80 vs 86 truck cab

I guess i'll fit lap belts so it "feels" safe and keep the
peace. Trounle is that once belts are installed You HAVE to
wear them to avoid costly tickets, points and subsequent
insurance hikes In canada You only need belts if the were
factory fitted, so it is perfectly legal to drive the 80"
without them. My argument: tractors , schoolbuses and such
don't have belts and "You don't wear full body armour while
riding on horseback" did not have the desired effect. Dohh




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