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Postby pergau » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:07 pm

This happened to me before but I assumed that it was a chance in a million . However it happened to me today as I was driving.

My seatbelt had got caught in the adjusting arm for the back of the driver's seat and when I twisted in the seat this morning, the tension on the belt pulled up the arm and the back of the seat fell down. Luckily, I was holding on to the steering wheel tightly and managed to hold on but the car wobbled a bit until I got my bearings.
It could have been nasty.

Has this happened to anyone before?

I presume that the plastic sleeve on the end of the belt is intended to stop this from happening but it's got me twice now.
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Postby deepseadcs » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:18 pm

Happen to me once i thought i press the TURBO :smt082


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Postby CJ » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:25 pm

Its not happened to me but its something I've been wary of in the past. If you use the seat belt guides its much less likely to occur, that said, I know a lot of us don't use them (myself included!).

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Postby pergau » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:27 pm

The seatbelt guides annoy me but I will have to think about using them now.
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Postby Muad_dib77 » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:42 pm

Doesn't happen in the Golf... :-)
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Postby CJ » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:48 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:Doesn't happen in the Golf... :-)


Think I'd rather run the risk than drive a Golf to be honest ;)

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Postby Muad_dib77 » Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:29 pm

LOL!..yeah you're right ... me too...

Although I did do 110mph in it last night on the "PRIVATE STRETCH OF ROAD WITH A TOLL JUST OUTSIDE DROGHEDA" ;-) ... fairly impressive for a 1.4l (downhill!!)
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Postby Dave » Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:38 pm

i take it the M1 is a private stretch of land you own yes? :wink:
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Postby Muad_dib77 » Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:40 pm

Hrm yeah., cough.. sorry I forgot to mention..It runs through my back yard..
feel free to come and have a try.. it's especially empty during the week after 0:00..
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Re: Seatbelt danger

Postby Myfeckin FTO » Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:24 pm

pergau wrote:This happened to me before but I assumed that it was a chance in a million . However it happened to me today as I was driving.

My seatbelt had got caught in the adjusting arm for the back of the driver's seat and when I twisted in the seat this morning, the tension on the belt pulled up the arm and the back of the seat fell down. Luckily, I was holding on to the steering wheel tightly and managed to hold on but the car wobbled a bit until I got my bearings.
It could have been nasty.

Has this happened to anyone before?

I presume that the plastic sleeve on the end of the belt is intended to stop this from happening but it's got me twice now.


I have heard this happen several times to FTO drivers - a search (esp UK forum) will show how often this has happened.
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Postby mcgon1979 » Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:55 pm

noticed this a couple of times....

What actually happened to me is that the belt is not tense. It feels tense but its caught on the seat down near your right pocket. Useless in a collision. I check its tense now each time I put it on. just to be sure.
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Postby Muad_dib77 » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:40 pm

this has actually happened a couple of times on my drive to work. I've since gotten used to checking where the belt runs down the side of the seat before taking off..
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Postby ikeane » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:56 pm

Cant drive without my belt! It actually feels weird not to have it on
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Postby Diddler » Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:01 pm

Happened me once sitting outside mcdonalds. nearly knocked out my wee nephew?! :smt013
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Postby Muad_dib77 » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:15 am

ikeane wrote:Cant drive without my belt! It actually feels weird not to have it on


I know - I can't either..Also my belt has safed my life on more than one occasion so I never ever drive without ... Ok well I might reverse her out of the drive to give her a wash or something...

You know those ads with people cracking their mates skulls open and stuff (from flying about in the car cause of the lack of wearing seatbelts) how come nobody ever did a song called "Last night a seatbelt saved my life"? (Melody: Last Night a DJ Saved my life) ..that'd be much better than that "body to body" Mumba Jumba...
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Postby CJ » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:52 am

Muad_dib77 wrote: how come nobody ever did a song called "Last night a seatbelt saved my life"? (Melody: Last Night a DJ Saved my life) ..that'd be much better than that "body to body" Mumba Jumba...


Great idea, I love it, send an email into the RSA!

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Postby GarLaf » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:17 pm

Happened to me lots of times, if you just get used to using the belt guide it doesnt hapeen. Can you imagine if you could get it a camera to capture it happening it would be hilarious. A good few posing moments have turned into instant panic over the years !!!!!
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