Just don't roll over your coach. I have seen the results of a couple of
roll over GMC'S. One was Peter Huber's coach on a flatbed wrecker. Only
thing visible above the belt line was the steering wheel and the seats.
Wouldn't have wanted to have been belted into that when it happened. The
coaches were never crash tested. The factory did try to do a lock to lock
steering test at 45 mph. They could not get it to roll over. They did not
do barrier tests to gmc's, but I don't think I would like to be in one in a
head on crash, either. Belts, or no belts. Looks about as secure as a V.W.
Microbus. Not very survivable. Best you can do is improve the brakes and
don't tailgate. Defensive driving and situational awareness can't hurt
either. Just my take on it.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
GMC ROYALE 403
> Please be advised that seats with belts built in (also known as all belts
> to seats) must meet special DOT requirements. When seat belts are
> anchored to the seat adjuster foundation
ie.(seat base) ...............it
> must withstand occupant load and meet special crash test requirements. In
> other words the seat mechanism must be robust enough to hold the seat and
> the occupant in a frontal crash test without ejection.
>
> In my opinion, do not rely on the built in seat belts unless you can
> duplicated the same attachment methodology.
>
> I WOULD ALWAYS TAKE GMC SEAT BELT TO THE FLOOR AND/OR TO WINDOW PILLAR.
> (SEE APPLIED GMC SYSTEM)
>
http://www.appliedgmc.com/search.itml?icQuery=SEAT+BELTS
>
> IMHO.........DON'T EVER EXPECT THE SEAT TO HOLD ITSELF AND YOU.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Pryor
> 4188 Limerick Dr
> Lake Wales, Fl 33859
> Cell 248 470 9186
>
> Living on a waterfront is not a matter of life or death. Its more
> important than that.
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
>
http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
>
