George wrote:

One of the reasons for the adjustable height types. And child seats.

Standard seatbelt injuries are clavicles (collarbones) and for those wearing
them high on their bellies, against advice, possible spleen. Other than
that, abrasions.

Seems the only thing that works as advertised, even when you do nothing
right, is that airbag.

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for that matter, seatbelts DO present a choking hazard. I don't know
how much of one, but it is not zero, probably highest for kids and
very short people. however, they present a net gain in safety for
passenger vehicles.



tell that to the several hundred people who have died as a
result of airbags. Granted, air bags are better than just
seat belts, but they DO sometimes result in death when deployed.

dave