The author addresses concern over design of slack adjustment mechanism of cross-shoulder chest strap in American-made automobiles. The slack reel, designed for comfort and freedom of movement, do lead to chest-strap slack which can be hazardous.
In: Advances in belt restraint systems, design, performance and usage : proceedings of the international congress and exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 27 - March 2, 1984, p. 203-205, fig., ref.; SAE Paper No. 840570.
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