When I was at IBM, I had a friend with a VW Jetta that
has been tweaked a little. He had a 4-point harness where
the straps went over the driver's seat and were attached
to the frame over and behind the rear seat. It basically
meant that the seat behind the driver was useless.
Mike Crumley wrote:
> > I still believe that 4-point harnesses would be a better and cheaper
> >safety system than 3-point + airbag.
> >
> > Ron
> I don't doubt for one minute that you are absolutely correct about that.
> But the point is not what is better or cheaper, it's what will be used and
> provide the greatest protection for the greatest number of people under the
> most circumstances. If it's not used it may as well not be there. All these
> issues were considered when it was decided to go with something more than
> just lap belts. There are other issues also such as how to anchor 4 point
> belts and still provide a nice looking interior (one that Detroit can sell
> to the public). 3 point + airbag is a compromise between the tanks the
> government would like to see us drive and the easy to sell, high profit
> cars Detroit wanted to make.
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