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From: hxe@rayssd.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Seatbelts, what do SHORT people do?
Message-ID: <386@rayssd.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 7-Feb-84 12:24:14 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb  7 12:24:14 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 10-Feb-84 05:25:19 EST
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Organization: Raytheon Co., Portsmouth RI
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I used to like to wear my seatbelt; it never used to bother me and I
hardly noticed it when it was on.  And the one time I forgot to put
it on because I was a passenger in another car, we were in an accident
and I dove into the rear-view mirror and was hurt so now I'm *really*
convinced that I like seatbelts, but I have a problem:  I'm short and
the seatbelt in my new car (Reneault Alliance) cuts right across my
throat.  I've tried every adjustment I can think of and it (I mean the
sharp edge of it) still cuts right across my throat.  Given a choice,
I'd prefer a head injury to decapitation.  I took it back to the dealer
immediately and asked him to adjust it, but he said that it's against
the law to tamper with a seatbelt and all he could do is replace it with
the same thing.  Now all I can do is put the shoulder harness around the
seat behind me and wear the lap belt, but I'd prefer a safer alternative.
Any suggestions?

Heather Emanuel {allegra, decvax!brunix, linus, ccieng5} rayssd!hxe