Amusingly, in many states, it's illegal to wear a helmet while driving a car,
too, even
though NO ONE can argue it's less safe.
About harnesses, though- if you're modifying a car, even a very safe part can
kill you if it's not done right.
I'd never put a harness into a car without a stout, well- mounted roll bar. I
have this fear
of getting squished...
And while it's not an issue in a Roadster, if you put a 5- point harness into a
modern car
with a smart airbag system, you probably aren't making it much safer. The
automobile manufacturers
do an insane amount of testing on sleds for this stuff, and a modern car uses a
lot of neat
tricks to slow you down safely. A harness may just stop you, and as they say,
it's not the drop, it's the sudden stop
at the end that's the problem...
So, the laws aren't entirely stupid- they're just stupid in our cases!
Toby
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