manco dingo seatbelts?

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Just imagine yourself or a loved one in the driver's seat while the buggy is upside down. If you conclude that your head would be crushed, then you either need a full roll cage and seatbelts to keep you in it, or you need to be able to get out of that seat before your head is crushed.
 
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Ok....soooo...let's break this down...and try to cover all the bases....in one post....

First off...there are going to be the the folks that say : "That thing will fold up like a pretzel as soon as it goes upside down!!!!! Its. not a proper rollcage! "

But....let's look at it realistically...and dissect the real forces and risks involved....

No question: this is one of those "on the fence " situations ; where you could make an argument either way....

But let's try to look at this from a common sense perspective.....

Soooo..first....you want a seatbelt when you have a full rollcage....(to keep you from getting crushed under the rollcage) ....

Sooo....now....(my opinion) ....yes....seatbelt! !!! NO Question! ....and here's why:

First....let's really look a little closer at all the forces involved : as a kart turns over....the majority of the the forces are lateral ....NOT VERTICAL!

So...what does that mean???? It means it doesn't take a lot of strength to redirect that energy in a different direction...and a smooth turn hoop should work just fine
....(kinda like what this has?)

In otherwords, this thing will just roll!!!! ....and a strapped in driver should be safer than an unstrapped one.....(my two cents)....
 
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