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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 19:53:59 +0000
From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com>
Subject: Re: Seatbelt Locking Problem



MH wrote:

> Then why does it also happen if I pull on the belt with a quick pull, the
> car standing still (no deceleration or acceleration) on my horizontal
> driveway?

Inertial reels are *not* meant to respond to the car's 
acceleration. They respond to the acceleration of the reel - 
centripetal force.

But because of the way they work, they are also sensitive to 
their orientation wrt gravity.

-- 
Grunff
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