<VV> Now Seatbelts

[J R Read]

Lonzo,

You make a good point.  Even though belts were in the cars in'65, very few 
folks used them initially.  Typically, they ended up being stuffed between 
the seat cushions so as to be out of the way.

Some police departments here in IL now make a practice of pulling along side 
of a car looking for a reason to stop it.  The officers are looking for that 
shoulder belt.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lon Anderson" <lonzovair at aol.com>
To: <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; <arlettecarl at hotmail.com>; 
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Dangers of Re: Speed on Public Highways - Now Seatbelts


>
> JR,
> Note that Carl said the law was for *wearing* the seatbelts...
> In KY the law states that if the vehicle was made before model year 1982, 
> you are not required to wear the seatbelts. I keep a copy of that KRS in 
> the glovebox of the Corvairs, not because I don't wear the belt, but 
> because there's no shoulder belts in them. That way, if someone tries to 
> give me a ticket, I can inform them of their error.... I've had a cop stop 
> in front of me at a light, get on his PA systen and say "Sir, in the car 
> behind me, please wear your seatbelt." to which I pointed to my lap belt 
> with both hands... I was trying to tell him I had it on, but he got out of 
> his car and came back to my car with an attitude... he asked me what I was 
> trying to tell him, and I said "I was pointing to my lap belt. Shoulder 
> belts weren't available in 1964, and seatbelts were optional."... his 
> response was "Oh... have a nice day... nice car, by the way."... I thanked 
> him, and laughed all the way home.
> ;-)
> Later,
> Lonzo
>