Re: Seat belts for Fordor
Seat belts don't offer the protection found in a modern car. They will, however, keep your front seat passenger from tumbling out the door if it should come open while making a left turn. I also believe they will keep you inside the car in a roll over.
A number of years ago there was an accident in Arizona where a Model A was rear ended by a high speed modern car. The Model A rolled over. The driver managed to stay inside the car as he was hanging onto the steering wheel. He survived with only minor injuries. His wife was thrown from the car and it rolled over her and killed her. Speculation was that if she had stayed inside the car she would have survived.
I have seat belts in my Model A's. My Victoria has an adjustable sliding front driver's seat. The seat belts are adjustable and will accommodate different positions of the seat.
I would recommend installing seat belts.
Tom Endy
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