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Originally Posted by LittleDog
Kbusch, I think my seat belts would hold in an accident because they are bolted to the bottom of the seat to plywood. Of course, if the accident forced the seat up I could see us hitting our heads on the front window. However we feel pretty safe now.
John
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John! I agree with both posts in this thread from KBusch. If the belts are anchored to the plywood at the bottom of your seat, they will not provide any protection in a head-on collision. You, your passenger and the seat will all race to see who goes thru the windshield first.
I will say that most injuries from golf carts are due to the passenger not anticipating a sudden direction change or holding on to the cart and gets thrown out of the cart. In that case, seat belts attached to the plywood under the seat may offer some modest protection.
If anyone is considering installing seatbelts for added protection, make sure they are anchored to a sturdy steel part of the cart.