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Subject:Re: Middle Seat Shoulder Belts VW PAYS
From:Chris Mills
Date:Mon, 18 Jun 2001 13:35:30 -0500

So what happens in a Westy collision - what comes loose and becomes a
projectile?

What is left after a hard collision?

At 09:41 AM 6/18/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Chris,
>Because we are ALL PEOPLE, regardless of what we drive- passenger van or
>Westy. Do we
>Westy passengers need less safety than passenger vans? Do we need to be
>injured or killed because
>we drive Westy? It is constant concern of mine when driving with
>passengers in the back seat with only lap belts. I don't see anything
>wrong with VW addressing this problem and installing shoulderbelts in
>Westys or do we need to file another lawsuit?
>Leon
>85 Subwagen Westy
>
>JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>>i dont know why people w/ westys are responding to this...  VW will not
>>mount
>>a middle shoulderbelt in your westy.  just passenger vans that have the
>>middle seat..
>>
>>chris

Chris in Tennessee

'78 VW Westy
'65 Beetle (type IV powered)
'99 CR-V
'81 Honda CB900 Custom (FOR SALE)

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