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Originally Posted by trekkor View Post
Then on the DE/TT thingy,
Stock seat/stock belts: OK
Stock seat/comp belts: not OK
Race seat/stock belt: not OK

I really do not understand this at all.
How are comp belts not safer in every situation?

This leads to the question: Why don't passenger cars have comp style belts as OEM equip?


KT
Why Stock seat/comp belts: not OK?

It has to do with how the stock high back seats do not keep the shoulder harnesses in the correct place during a collision. As a result, they slip off of your shoulders (you body deforms) and no longer hold you in place.
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