Does anyone have a picture or a diagram of how arm restraints are properly used. I received mine today and they are NOT self explanitory as the Racerwholesale rep said they would be.

Please help.

Nash - who is looking at a mess of webbing, clips and rings.....

 

You want to adjust them so that when you're sitting at your desk, and you reach for the phone to order go-fast goodies...you can't quite reach the handset.

Scott, who has a set he's never used....

 

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LMAO!! Ain't that the truth.

 

From: http://snz.jv.co.nz/generalspe....html

ARM RESTRAINTS:
Arm restraints are mandatory in Section 10 vehicles and Modifieds. Depending on design this flexible tape devise is attached to the tongue buckle of the lap belt clamp and to both arms of the driver at or about the elbow area. The restraint must be long enough to enable the driver to maintain control of the vehicle and be short enough so as to restrain the arms from exiting the cockpit.
It is a matter of careful personal driver consideration that the arm restraints are fitted in such a manner as to lay clear of the lever latch. Due to different driving positions and contrasting sizes of drivers, it will be the driver's personal decision on whether arm restraints are fitted under or over the seat belt webbing.

From Pegasus:
Can be used with any lap belt. A loop at the end of the strap is captured
when the lap belt is fastened so that the arms are free as soon as the belt buckle is released. These restraints do not restrict the arms during normal driving.



Modified by johng at 1:53 PM 6/25/2003

 

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LOL!

 

I use them even in closed cars - unless it is an enduro with driver changes. The center loop is captured in the harness buckle and the other ends (cuffs or snaps) go around your forearms or hook to the reinforced pieces of your suit in the same place. Adjust the length so you can reach the controls but no longer...

Kirk

 

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Kirk
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Cool, so for a cam lock style buckle the tab would go through the metal ring and then clip to the cam lock.

Kirk, do you use restraints on both arms in a closed car?

Thanks Kirk!

Nash - who doesn't feel like as big of an idiot as he did when he started this topic

 

Yes, both, and any time you do something safe, you are not an idiot. There was video of a privateer Subaru WRC car rolling down the stage (featured in that compilation of the 2001 season that was floating around the 'net) that, if you look carefully, you can see the co-driver's arm flailing out of the window. It is a false assumption that the doors on a production-based car are going to stay closed in a nasty incident so even with a window net, there is a big hole in the side of the car...

K