04-10-2013, 11:34 AM
The amount of siutations that could cause instant death with one seat, but the other seat could save your life is just unreal...
It's an almost impossible question to answer... Done properly with a cage, HANS, correctly angled harnesses etc, buckets probably are safer than your regular seats - however there are CERTAIN situations where yes, stock seats would actually be less likely to cause injury...
The same goes for airbags - how on EARTH they think an airbag can be a UNIVERSAL thing I don't know, if everyone is the same proportions - then yes, I can completely understand how they are totally suitable for everyone, however:
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OR:
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How can you possibly say the requirements are the same - the seats have probably 40cm of adjustability - you aren't telling me the airbag position is correct for that whole range... A lot of the time I've a feeling airbags can cause more injury than they do good... Has anyone on the forum who WAS wearing a seatbelt when they crashed actually hit the airbag with their head... If I'm wearing a seatbelt, am sat correctly and I have an accident - if my face manages to get NEAR the airbag I can categorically state that I will not even remember hitting the airbag, since my head will have fallen off - or my legs will be so badly crushed, they'll have come off also...
6'6 person with 36" inside leg measurement or my 5'6 mother.... According to every car manufacturer today, they're the same... That's why Euro NCAP is usually a total load of trash...
But lets face it, do stock seats look racecar?
No. No they don't.
It's an almost impossible question to answer... Done properly with a cage, HANS, correctly angled harnesses etc, buckets probably are safer than your regular seats - however there are CERTAIN situations where yes, stock seats would actually be less likely to cause injury...
The same goes for airbags - how on EARTH they think an airbag can be a UNIVERSAL thing I don't know, if everyone is the same proportions - then yes, I can completely understand how they are totally suitable for everyone, however:
OR:
How can you possibly say the requirements are the same - the seats have probably 40cm of adjustability - you aren't telling me the airbag position is correct for that whole range... A lot of the time I've a feeling airbags can cause more injury than they do good... Has anyone on the forum who WAS wearing a seatbelt when they crashed actually hit the airbag with their head... If I'm wearing a seatbelt, am sat correctly and I have an accident - if my face manages to get NEAR the airbag I can categorically state that I will not even remember hitting the airbag, since my head will have fallen off - or my legs will be so badly crushed, they'll have come off also...
6'6 person with 36" inside leg measurement or my 5'6 mother.... According to every car manufacturer today, they're the same... That's why Euro NCAP is usually a total load of trash...
But lets face it, do stock seats look racecar?
No. No they don't.
