[Lokibob]

My friend was driving an old Nash on the I-state. All the Nash had was lap belt, not a seat harness. A Utah highway patrol passed my friend, looked over , cought his eye, and stretched out his harness, telling my friend to put on his seat belt.

My friend pointed to his lap belt, accidently giving the universal sign of "BITE ME" to the UHP trooper. After the trooper stopped him, they both agreed that everything was ok.

[dhuffman@awod.com]

'Universal sign' of BITE ME? I'm familiar with the sign for phallus and unicus and various corruptions of 'sign language' but not with a universal 'bite me' sign. Will you describe it?

I ask as an armed citizen in a jurisdiction that requires that I be blameless in instigating an altercation. Hence, I must avoid all signs that might be misinterpreted. I use only the full-five-finger wave (kinda like the stupid happy-face). The beholder will know whether to be offended or not.

[GopherIt]

LOL

[battlecry]

That is hilarious. I have an old car with lap belts and can see doing that too.

[Charles Martel]

My friend was driving an old Nash on the I-state. All the Nash had was lap belt, not a seat harness. A Utah highway patrol passed my friend, looked over , cought his eye, and stretched out his harness, telling my friend to put on his seat belt.

My friend pointed to his lap belt, accidently giving the universal sign of "BITE ME" to the UHP trooper. After the trooper stopped him, they both agreed that everything was ok.

Heh, heh...

I keep expecting to have a similar experience in my '65 Mustang. Technically, seatbelts were an option that the original owner of my car didn't purchase (I've got the original window sticker to prove it). However, most cops would probably think that's just some lame excuse. I'd probably have to fight the ticket in traffic court.

I'd really like to put in some 3-point belts; the 5-point racing harness rigs are a pain to buckle (and you can't reach forward to tune the radio!)