Re: re : DOT approved harnesses

[Richard Welty <rwelty@domain.elided>]

On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 09:48:56 -0700 dion fields <noid@domain.elided> wrote:

> as far as i know, the only racing harnesses
> DOT approved are made by Schroth in Germany.
> pronounced like "sure oat" but in one syllable
> like "throat".  the belts that are DOT are the
> Rallye 3 and Rallye 4 models.  they are DOT
> approved because of the push button release
> just like an OEM seatbelt, i believe so emergency 
> crews can easily extract an injured person from 
> their vehicle in an accident.

there's more to it than that; any good racing harness is quick release in
nature.

the main issue is attachement points; the Schroth is designed to work with
the manufacturer's hard points. racing harnesses may or may not use the
factory hard points. the mounting kits sold in the US do include hardened
bolts with the same thread as factory hard points, but they also include
large thick washers so you can drill a hole in the sheet metal and bolt
through.

you can't get DOT certification for them because there are no guarantees
about how they are mounted.

richard
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Richard Welty                                         rwelty@domain.elided
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