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So what is a potato doing in a stock car magazine? If your lap belt andanti-submarine belts are not properly installed, your fate could be thesame as many potatoes--mashed! The potato is leaning back at 20 degrees,like most drivers' seats. The lap belt is across the pelvic area at a45-degree angle. The anti-submarine belt follows the chest line down.Then, it is mounted slightly to the rear of this line. The function ofthe anti-submarine belt is to keep the lap belt in place during animpact. <i>image by Sleepy Gomez</i>
Getting Belted: How to properly install safety belts in a racecar

 So what is a potato doing in a stock car magazine? If your lap belt andanti-submarine belts are not properly installed, your fate could be thesame as many potatoes--mashed! The potato is leaning back at 20 degrees,like most drivers' seats. The lap belt is across the pelvic area at a45-degree angle. The anti-submarine belt follows the chest line down.Then, it is mounted slightly to the rear of this line. The function ofthe anti-submarine belt is to keep the lap belt in place during animpact. image by Sleepy Gomez  View Related Article

 

 

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