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In New York they make you take a 5 hour course on safety before you get
your license,when I was 16 is was a three hour,all crash movies like you see in
drivers ed.When I went for mine in 1986 the films were really out dated and I
got to see a film where a "57 Savoy 4 door hit a 60 Plymouth wagon in the side
at 60 MPH(T-boned it).They had cameras inside the cars showing what happened to
the passengers with and without seat belts.I think if we all saw this film we
would have a lot faith in our cars,even with only lap belts.I'm a manager
in a Dealership bodyshop and I've seen more crash films than maybe all of you
combined,I feel safe in my '57 and '58 with JC Whitney chrome handle lap belts
with the big washer under the floor board.If the car is hit hard enough to rip
them through the floor I'd be more worried about the steering column coming
back when the frame crushes and the steering wheel crushing my face(no
crush zones or columns).
Adam Lindenbaum
58 426 Hemi/4 speed Fury
57 Savoy kustom
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