Cops hassle you about YOUR 4 Point Harness?

[PhntmSk8r]

idk
some of my friends have gotten in accidents and the cops/paramedics said if they would have been wearing them they would have died, so i guess it just depends.

i always wear my seatbelt anyways, especially after watchin all those accident videos in drivers ed

this is a VERY VERY rare occurance.

98% of the time, a seat belt will save your life. Its saved mine.

My routine.

Start car
Pull out of the garage
Phone/cigs in door pocket
Put my Harness on
Close garage
(dont let my car idle in the garage kuz no cat stinks up the house :p )
I dont go anywhere without my car idling for at least a few seconds (the time it takes me to put on my harness)... i know it doesnt need to idle for minutes on end... but a few seconds is good to make sure oil reaches the head/etc. etc.

 

[K2_civic]

Chill the f**k out if you can read....i dont remember saying "I DONT WEAR MY SEATBELT" i said " i dont NEED to" so before you jump to conclusion about my badass attitude for not wearing my seatbelt know wtf your talking about. and just to end your little tirant, i DO wear my seatbelt. so thanks

you're welcome

 

[whtcivic93]

i live in south carolina...

all the cops care about is doughnuts..

Come to Columbia much? Cops can be dicks around here....

 

[andre4444]

i know this is off topic but are harnesses worth it? i mean you cant really move around much y'know.. i just picked up a sparco 4pt harness and then afterwards i was like.. "hmm... maybe this thing is gunna be a pain in the ass" .. somebody say something to make me feel better.. hahah

oh yea, and do you guys take out your seat belts when you put your harness in?

 

[TheWingMang]

i know this is off topic but are harnesses worth it? i mean you cant really move around much y'know.. i just picked up a sparco 4pt harness and then afterwards i was like.. "hmm... maybe this thing is gunna be a pain in the ass" .. somebody say something to make me feel better.. hahah

oh yea, and do you guys take out your seat belts when you put your harness in?

I still wear my regular seat belt on the street. I put in my harness when I got a bucket seat, and I've since figured out that I don't even need the harness. The seat makes all the difference. So I stopped wearing the harness at all, even on the autox track.

 

[PhntmSk8r]

Real seats do make all of the difference, the harness is mainly there to KEEP you there if something goes wrong.

On the street, i wear my harness all the time (as its more comfortable than the OE belt with how my seats are setup) but i relax the fit on the shoulders (but not the lap belt) so i have some movement and can do thinks like reach smokes/phone/stereo, etc. etc. if NEEDED.

 

[andre4444]

Real seats do make all of the difference, the harness is mainly there to KEEP you there if something goes wrong.

On the street, i wear my harness all the time (as its more comfortable than the OE belt with how my seats are setup) but i relax the fit on the shoulders (but not the lap belt) so i have some movement and can do thinks like reach smokes/phone/stereo, etc. etc. if NEEDED.

alright that sounds like a good idea... i plan on getting the bride artis 3 seat... see how that works out... thanks guys!

 

[spook4thecia]

Only comment I've gotten on mine from an officer was when I rolled my 240SX. She said it probably saved my life.

 

[NewEraImports09]

Why are we the suckers? Because we wear our seatbelts? Wait till you get into a accident w/out your seatbelt on....then we'll see who the real sucker is.

faceplant FTL!

My GF is from NH and I live in MA and she is always like ha I she doesnt have to wear her seatbelt cuz she is in NH. I look at her like wow, what the hell was I thinking!

 

[NewEraImports09]

oh yeah in regards to the harness, as long as you match them up to a good seat you should be doink ok. I believe they are mainly there to keep you from shifting while taking hard corners during RACING. If you ever notice the guys on the Japanese race vids all you see them move is their arms cuz they are strapped in so tight. I actually read somewhere where it said that you were supposed to inhale and then tightend them up so that when you exhaled they were nice and snug and gave you just enough give to breath.

 

[civicturbo91]

Come to Columbia much? Cops can be dicks around here....

me and my friends ride up to columbia all the time and the cops are always cool as hell

 

[aznboyrice]

You could always check the local dmv about laws with seat belts. My friends never had problems here in Elk Grove, CA and cops here are the biggest *icks when it comes to modified imports.

 

[oc_civic]

without mounting them correctly with a cage they are stupid to have in the car..

 

[Suanico]

Why are we the suckers? Because we wear our seatbelts? Wait till you get into a accident w/out your seatbelt on....then we'll see who the real sucker is.

he'll be looking like the homie that ate the m1000