Date:         Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:36:48 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: seat belts..take a look at this.. (was: Re: who cares?)
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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Chris, I'm impressed.....and amazed that you survived that one.

I had a malfunction of a ski on Cessna 180 ski plane in Alaska one time.
The thing put me through an outside loop and between some treetops before
I got control of the situation. Damn near lost it.  If I had not had my
seatbelt on I would have been thrown all over the cockpit, so guess where
today I would be........or not be?

Airplane or car, seatbelts are common sense.

I was looking straight at a young girl when her car was struck from the
rear and driven into a power pole. First her head snapped back against
the head rest, thank God it was there, but then with no seatbelt/shoulder
harness combo to hold her,  her head then went forward and her face was
driven into the steering wheel. I saw the blood spray when her mouth and
teeth struck that wheel!!!

I have never met ANYONE who has been through a car accident with or
without seatbelts who didn't make absolutely sure they were on and tight
the very next time they were in a vehicle. If you survive, it makes one
very paranoid about it!!

John Rodgers
88GL Driver



JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> for those of you who dont believe in seat belts, take a look at this:
>
> http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/turner/
>
> and scroll down..
> i walked away from that because i had my seatbelt on..
> chris