I had a truck rollover on its side while on an off road trail in the middle of the woods. To each his own, but I'd wear it any time I sit in a seat. An ejection can happen even at low speeds. I hope you wear one more often...otherwise who is going to come in here and give me crap.
And if you're off-road, it's nice to have a clip handy to keep your possibly locked-out seatbelt from retracting when you get out. That way you can put it back on when you get back in.
Yes, the boron steel making up the cabin compartment. This isn't the first Sport that has rolled and they seem to withstand violent rolls. I think I read somewhere here or on the Sport forum that Ford donated some Sport rigs for EMS training to determine how best to conduct rescues and extractions. The end result that they had difficulty cutting through the A-pillar to peel the roof back.
THIS is SUCH good advice, especially for Fords. My Ranger Tremor will lock my seatbelt the moment I hit about ~3 degrees any direction. Its SO frustrating when off-roading. My spotter in the passenger seat is always stuck dealing with it. I use a different clip, but the same exact idea.Yikes, can't tell it's a Sport anymore...it'd be interesting to see what the interior space looks like.
And if you're off-road, it's nice to have a clip handy to keep your possibly locked-out seatbelt from retracting when you get out. That way you can put it back on when you get back in.
Oh i know, there is some situations though where a little 300lb ballasst adjustment can save the roll or flop. I did on in my old cj5, i missed the rut entering a whole and went in sideways, started to tip so i left the 360v8 idling in low low gear and stood out on the doorframe like a sailing yacht racer and it crawled up out. I try to keep things fluid and add safety precautions as i ramp up my rambunctousness levels.
It was a really good piece of advice given to me recently so I thought I'd pass it on. Plus, I love simple/cheap solutions to problems.
There appears to be a shit ton of airbags deployed and the cabin doesn't appear to be flattened. I would suspect the injuries would be much less severe buckled inside that cabin compared to being thrown down the side of a mountain.
What is this used for? I have never heard of a locked-out seatbelt. Sorry for the stupid question!Yikes, can't tell it's a Sport anymore...it'd be interesting to see what the interior space looks like.
And if you're off-road, it's nice to have a clip handy to keep your possibly locked-out seatbelt from retracting when you get out. That way you can put it back on when you get back in.
Not a stupid question...most vehicles have safety features that lock the seatbelt out when it tilts past a certain point or senses an impact of some sort. This makes it so the seatbelt can only retract not extend. So if your vehicle is tilted and you take the seatbelt off to get out, the belt will retract but won't allow you to pull it out again. So now you have to get out of the situation you're in without any seatbelt.
Good info, I did not know this as my old ass Tacoma doesn't do this.
Wow freaking genius! Thank you so much for explaining it!
Exactly right, there have been cases in which an ejection saved the driver from being crushed inside the cabin.
