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This is an interesting topic. I have, for years, refused to put seat belts in any of my antique cars for one simple reason. In NY, the motor vehicle code directs that all seat belt installations must be approved by the DMV Commissioner. It's not that I think his engineering knowledge is better than mine, it a question of law. All some smart (or not so smart) lawyer needs to do is determine if your seat belts are designed appropriately. Can any of us prove that we have the training to design safety restraint systems? Here is an excerpt of NY law:
1. Safety belts required. No motor vehicle shall be sold or registered in this state and no motor vehicle registered in this state shall be operated in this state unless such vehicle is equipped with safety belts approved by and conforming to standards established by the commissioner.
2. Anchorage assemblies. No motor vehicle shall be sold or registered in this state unless such motor vehicle is equipped with safety belt assembly anchorages conforming to standards established by the commissioner for each safety belt required in such motor vehicle.
Of course, cars built before 1964 are not required to have seat belts, but if they do, the belts must conform...
Frank