rollbar / safety issues with harness (something like that)

[Eric Seppanen]

On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 07:22:05PM -0600, cowboydren@b15sentra.net wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 05:29:27PM -0600, Eric Seppanen wrote:

> > on the street a lot.  I'm assuming that you would only use race harnesses,
> > even on the street, if you have a cage, because it becomes more important

> I disagree.  On the street, you should use a DOT-type seatbelt.  On the
> track (autocross, whatever), you should use a harness and a helmet.  A
> harness should not be used without a rollbar, and a rollbar should not
> be used without a helmet, but you should not use a helmet *or* a harness
> on the street.

I think you might have misunderstood what I said:
_If_ you're cruising around on the street in a car with a rollcage, you
should not use DOT seatbelts because you're in danger from all the metal
tubing around you, and DOT seatbelts provide too much freedom.

Harnesses could be bad without a cage, I agree.

But I probably shouldn't have said anything, because most cages are
probably just plain dangerous without a helmet.