Re: V8 hardtop Seat Belts

Posted by Craig Hendrickson On 2011/9/9 16:55:56

To follow up on the reason for lap, or any belts for that matter, my friend Paul in N. Las Vegas was involved in a T-bone accident a few years ago in his newly restored 56 Exec.

Short version: he T-boned a late Caprice (idiot) who pulled out in front of him (him 35MPH, she 2MPH). He booted her Caprice 220ft (according to Police reports) and totaled it. No one was actually hurt including Paul and his wife who were NOT wearing seat belts.

It did do $25K damage to his Exec, which, fortunately, the hitee's (who made an illegal entrance onto the roadway) insurance paid (up to her max). Since he did the work himself, he got his restored Exec fixed for the insurance settlement.

Getting back to the seat belt thing...

Wearing seat belts made no difference to Paul or his wife. OTOH, seat belts and air bag probably made all the difference to the hitee.

Ya pays yo $ and ya takes yo chances (appropriate vernacular, given the race of the hitee, who was a cell phone at the time -- but I digress).

Craig