[Licensed to kill]

A couple of points to ponder. While it's certain that, in a head-on or even a rear ender, with no belt the passenger is destined to kiss the windshield, with a lap belt holding the lower half of that passenger in place while not restricting the forward motion of the the upper torso, it seems to me that that same passenger will now kiss the dash rail. simple physics would suggest that the force spread out over the entire face would be much less than concentrated on a 1" steel bar. However, the broken glass would have to be considered also. The other point is, if people are so concerned about safety (the lack of) in an accident while driving/riding in a Model A, is there no concern about having the gas tank virtually sitting on your lap?.