Seatbelt in adapted minivan

Permanently fastened seatbelt – a solution for persons who cannot fasten the seatbelt without assistance and who drive while sitting in the wheelchair

Driver's space with seatbelt in car

Driver’s space with seatbelt in car

The seatbelt is always fastened, even when the user is not sitting in the car. In order for the seatbelt to sit in the right place it is held in place with an extra belt fastened to the middle of the standard seatbelt that runs through a loop in the driver’s door directly under the window and is attached to the car floor by the driver’s door.

Users comments
The user required assistance to operate the seatbelt solution provided by the vehicle adaptation company Autoadapt, so the user and his brother came up with their own solution. The seatbelt is attached to the driver’s door; if he wants to open the door he needs to release the belt first.

Made by
The user’s brother

Whose idea
The user and his brother

Attachment of extra belt on floor

Attachment of extra belt on floor

Extra seatbelt with attachment in loop on car door

Extra seatbelt with attachment in loop on car door

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Adapted minivan
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Minivan – modified for a person with high spinal cord injury. 2007

Author: Anders

Anders bor ihop med sambo i en villa. Han arbetar deltid. Han skadade sig 1989 och fick en hög ryggmärgsskada (C4-5). Han har personliga assistenter.
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Type of disability

High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

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