Are race harnesses road legal?
Discussion
Wouldn't want a harness without a cage, or at least, roll bar. The idea being that if you do roll it, the harnesses keep you upright, where-as a 3 pt belt will let your body bend to the side to lower your head as/if the roof crushes down.
Cage without a helmet will depend entirely upon the placement/padding of the cage tubes.
Cage without a helmet will depend entirely upon the placement/padding of the cage tubes.
Colin 1985 said:
Got mine MOT'd today with 6 point harness - definitely legal.
It depends on the harness - its not by default illegal, but in my experience MOST are not strictly legal - including my own which pass an MoT every year. Strictly speaking they have a british standard mark or equivalent - most have FIA marks which aren't accepted.More here:
http://wiki.seloc.org/a/MOT_Requirements_for_Seatb...
In my experience you will pass as the tester will not know this in detail.
flemke said:
Technically, there is an argument that a rotary release mechanism is not legal, only the push button-type is, notwithstanding the fact that the push button-type is much more difficult to disengage in case of emergency.
I had no issues getting through the Single Vehicle Approval scheme with a rotary release on a 4-point Willans harness in my Cobra.CharlieTwo said:
flemke said:
Technically, there is an argument that a rotary release mechanism is not legal, only the push button-type is, notwithstanding the fact that the push button-type is much more difficult to disengage in case of emergency.
I had no issues getting through the Single Vehicle Approval scheme with a rotary release on a 4-point Willans harness in my Cobra.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff