The impact was so violent that both airbags deployed. The girls were all screaming, my daughter, who had been sitting in the front passenger seat, was unable to breathe from the force of the airbag, and both of her friends suffered injuries when they hit their heads on objects in the car.

…one of the officers explained to me that my lack of injury was not consistent with the force of the
impact and the deployment of the airbags

Fortunately no one was seriously injured, although the EMT’s made sure they checked out each of the girls to be sure they didn’t require hospitalization. The police who arrived on the scene questioned me about the accident and the other vehicle (the driver had fled the scene). Most of the questions seemed appropriate, but I was surprised that the officers continued to ask me who had been driving my car. Obviously I was the only one in the car old enough to have a license. Finally, one of the officers explained to me that my lack of injury was not consistent with the force of the impact and the deployment of the airbags. I, too, was wondering why I came away without any sense of having felt the airbag, especially when my daughter could barely breathe without pain from the bruising.

When I returned home, I shared my thoughts with my husband. He smiled and reminded me that he had just installed a C-G Lock on the driver side seatbelt only days before. From the marketing he had seen, the C-G Lock was equipped to remove the slack from the belt so that at impact, I was held securely against the seat back and did not move forward toward the approaching airbag. How I wish we had similar locks on all of the seatbelts that night to protect the girls, as well. Fortunately they came away with only minor injuries, and I thank God that our accident wasn’t worse.

We headed down the ‘wayfarer’ and were only about a quarter of a mile from the end when some deep ruts overbalanced us.

We very gently toppled over and landed with the front drivers side rock slider holding us up against the dry stone wall. We were last so it took the others a couple of minutes before they realised something was up and paid attention to our calls on the cb.

Luckily we had the cg lock on the drivers side and it held me in place while the truck settled. It would have been much worse if I wasn’t held firmly in place. It meant I was able to get to grips with things and get onto the cb and turn the engine off.

When my mates arrived back with the winch and we got pulled back upright the cglock meant this was a lot less dramatic as I was held tight.

Its was a sweaty moment or two for the remainder of the lane, but the weekend continued and we had some great laughs in the pub that night.

I’m happy that B-pillars in these things are 13 some layers thick of materials. There was article awhile back on car magazine. In addition CG-lock really helped because it prevented me from hitting the roof harder than what it could have. I bumped my head and had apparently a cut and didn’t even realize it.

Bruce thank you so much! If it weren’t for the CG-Lock, I would’ve hit my head on the roofline as it caved in!

I first came across it when my father fitted a couple to his Porsche (driver and passenger belts) for track days, then I noticed he hadn’t taken them off afterwards preferring to leave them in place for normal road driving. So I thought I’d give it a try. Amazing difference in confidence. For the first time I felt at one with the car.

Changed my car a few times and the CG lock always moved to the new vehicle (it is really simple to fit and remove).

Recently I had cause to thank the device and my decision to transfer it. I had it fitted to my then current car an Audi TT. One Sunday afternoon a driver pulled out of an angled side junction without looking. The resulting 3/4 frontal accident rendered my car undrievable and virtually written off (ÂŁ12K repair bill). I walked away with nothing more than a stiff neck and a few bruises. There is no doubt in my mind that the CG lock held my belt in the correct position and prevented me sustaining potentially serious abdominal injuries.

Just wanted to thank-you for coming up with the device. Like so many things related to safety you only understand their full benefit when you’re in trouble and I’m please to say in my case the trouble would have been far worse without it. What this picture doesn’t show is the fact that due to the angle of impact the energy of the accident wasn’t taken up by the crumple zone. It transferred in a diagonal line through the car to me. The CG lock held me in the correct position in the seat allowing the belts and airbags to do their job correctly.

The first CG lock was fitted to a Porsche 997 C2S – red, as in the first picture. I did a fair few track days in the car, which was standard from factory, and found the CG lock to be invaluable – it really allows you to concentrate on what your driving around, rather than trying to brace yourself.

However, I found out to my cost what about 3” of standing water on lane 3 only of an A road does when it mixes with 305 section rear tyres. We were not travelling fast, about 65 mph, when poor road drainage lead to lane 3 becoming flooded. As it was late on a wet November evening, and Coventry council can’t afford street lights, it was also impossible to see this water.

The car rotated instantly when we hit the deep water, smashed straight into the central Armco, bounced off span several times, hit the inside Armco, then a tree, before finally coming to rest. I was totally unhurt. The car was a write off.

According to the Porsche accredited engineer who inspected the car, the CG lock helped by keeping me exactly where I should have been, and allowed the rest of the car’s safety features to work fully.

The car was replaced, see photos, and has already completed several track days. However, my wife is coming with me on the next one this weekend at Rockingham, and has requested a CG lock on the strength of last year’s accident.

Rich McNutt
Livonia, MI, USA

"Tuesday April 29, 2008, Big Daddy (Don) took a spill on Rte 28 in Fontana, NC. There was a nice “volcano” pothole in the outside curve of the road that he hit, and lost control. He WAS NOT going fast, just couldn’t regain the control in the curve and flipped.

However they were shocked how I came out unscathed due to the nature of the accident. The CG-LOCK did its exact job and kept me still in my seat stopping me injuring myself in the crash. There is even a black area on the CG-LOCK where its pulled fibres off the seatbelt onto the gripper. I am shocked that they have not yet approved this as a safety device as it certainly is… it improves the seatbelt.

"The CG-Lock in question is fitted to a Rover Metro called “Ziva”, which is used for sprint racing, the car runs in class A1, this class is for series production road legal cars up to 1400cc.

At a sprint meeting in 2006, my son Shaun got oil on the rear tyres of the car (not his fault,) and although he followed my instructions on how to control a FWD car when the rear end steps out, he lost control and ended up on the grass where he hit a 10 foot concrete post head on, snapping the post in two. Shaun sustained some minor neck injuries and was air lifted to hospital as a precaution. (He sustained some minor muscle damage.) The Rover Metro (”Ziva”) however required a lot more work; a new front end, radiator, alternator, oil cooler, and some internal bodywork. Shaun is adamant that without the CG-Lock he is sure he would have sustained some internal organ damage during the accident.

Shaun had a quick recovery and raced at the next sprint event, ensuring that his CG-Lock was securely fitted and achieving his fastest time of the season. The CG-Lock saved Shaun from serious injury.

We do not have a before and after picture but before the accident the vehicle was a Rover Metro, after the accident we re-built the front end with that of the newer Rover 100."

"I have benefited from having a CG-Lock fitted to a vehicle I was driving for a simple stunt performed last year. My son Shaun was shooting a music video for his A level media course, and as I had a lot of experience with rolling vehicles (I used to compete in banger racing and roll-over competitions. winning a fair few!) I volunteered to roll a car to add visual impact to the classical music piece. I did not want a full harness spoiling the shots so I fitted the CG-Lock to the car.

I, driving a Ford Fiesta at 40mph hit a Ford Escort in the side forcing the Fiesta to flip over. I slightly misjudged the impact speed and the Fiesta rolled slightly more that was required. Once the support crew had ensured that I was alright and turned the vehicle back onto its wheels, I simply unlocked the seatbelt and climbed out of the window as the door would not open. The CG-Lock ensured that I had no ’seatbelt dangle’ on rolling the car and gave me full confidence to roll a car wearing just a normal seat belt."

"Our team deals in High Risk entry for State and Federal fugitive recovery as well as Executive Protection. We were extremely impressed with how well it kept us secured in our seats.

We put the CG-Lock through the EVOC course, high speed maneuvers, and off road. The drivers all had the same thing to say: during high speed maneuvers with the CG-Lock, once cinching the belt, you were secure thus allowing yourself to concentrate on using the steering wheel to control the vehicle verses using the steering wheel to stabilize yourself while also trying to control the vehicle, which we all know is a safety risk.

Myself and the team decided to put the CG-Lock to our own tests by equipping an old salvage car with the CG-Lock and then purposely rolling the vehicle to see if it really would stand up to its name. Once again, we were thrilled with the results; while upside down the driver was secured in the correct seated position but was able to quickly remove himself from the belt using the release switch.

We all now have CG-Lock’s in our own private vehicles as well and are very satisfied with the results that they provide on a daily basis. When purchasing new company vehicles there is no doubt that they will all be equipped with the CG-Lock system. This is one product that provides as all with peace of mind, knowing that it will always perform to its expectations, and because of this we not only stand behind it 100% but will recommend it to all colleagues and clients whom might benefit from the CG-Lock."

"Just wanted to let you know that I am a very satisfied customer! Last Saturday, my Mini Cooper S was rear-ended by a Chrysler 300. I was doing about 60, he was around 100. I got not only a big push, but also some rotational velocity from the impact. My CG-Lock was in use and tight like I always wear it which was fortunate because I credit it with helping to save my life! Because I was firmly attached to the seat, I was able to control the car through some very serious and aggressive post-collision maneuvering. Thanks for a really great product!"

"A funny thing happened on the way back from a track day… my M3 and I hit a patch of ice on the road and ended up shiny side down in a ditch. The shoulder belt was loose, but my “CG-Lock”ed lap belt held me tightly in the seat, ass over teakettle. You say the CG-Lock is not a “safety device” but it sure helped to be held securely while I was figuring out how to get out of the car. Thanks!"

"They’re fantastic - especially if you change cars regularly and don’t want to fit harnesses!! I hit the barrier in a VI RS at a tremendous speed and rolled it at Oulton Park. The car twisted / turned and rolled like a rollercoaster, ending up some 200 mts from the impact. As you can see the roof was dented in by quite a few inches just where my head was. Luckily I had the CG-Lock on, which held me firmly into the seat while the car was rolling - especially as i’m 6′ 4". I’m lucky to have walked away with cuts & bruises but i’m sure I would have had much worse injuries had it not been for the CG-Lock."