To be pissed off with seatbelts?

My car's a Yaris and it's fine, it's DH's car which has a seatbelt problem and I'm often a passenger in that one. He's much taller than me.

In our old car I discovered that the seat belt holder could be adjusted where the belt comes out, top left, which helped.

In DH's new car it won't adjust and yes, it cuts across my neck. I think I need a booster seat and I'm 5'4"!

I'm just on 6ft and I have the same issue as I'm very large in the chest and small in the waist so my belt naturally rest against my chest at an odd angle and cut into my neck on long drives I've adjusted the belt at the cartridge many times I'm contemplating a diffrent car as my OH car (big suv) dosnt do it as much .

What if you're not buying a car, or have a tight budget? I can hardly expect anyone who's car I go in regularly/ for long trips to buy a car to suit my needs.

Well yes I obviously do that and that's why I settled on my Yaris. It seems that many don't. You clearly don't have choice travelling as a passenger though, or if you're sharing a car with someone else. OP asked the question! 🤷‍♀️

@marshmallowfinder Cars are all different. My Toyota Yaris is fine but many cars I've driven are not. Of course the seat goes forward! Putting the seat higher in many cars can be counter productive as I explained. You've not experienced it directly, but I assure you it can be a problem

Appreciate this. But this is why you test drive cars you are going to buy, surely. I have several decades on the click and never had this issue with a car I have, it would be something weeded out when looking for a car. Maybe if someone was in a position of having to drive a random work car or whatnot for sure, otherwise don’t buy a car that doesn’t have the required features for a short person?

I would love to find a safe solution to this. It's bad enough in my car, but in our motorhome it's really bad (probably because it's a converted lorry). I spend the entire time we're driving having to hold the seat belt off my neck. Not fun on a month long trip!

Cars are all different. My Toyota Yaris is fine but many cars I've driven are not. Of course the seat goes forward! Putting the seat higher in many cars can be counter productive as I explained. You've not experienced it directly, but I assure you it can be a problem.

Our nanny is a bit over 5’ but has quite small feet and can’t rest her heel on the ground to press the brake/accelerator as her feet aren’t big enough. She definitely can’t raise the seat as it would make a not particularly comfortable driving position even worse.

It’s funny how companies fall over themselves to make “women’s” versions of things that are exactly the same as men’s but more expensive and pink. Wouldn’t it be more sensible to make eg women’s cars which are designed for our bodies and could prevent us dying? Sensible but probably not profitable.

I use it on mine, would depend on the width of your seat back I think. There's an installation video on Amazon here if it helps to gauge it :)

LIFEHAMMER AZ-INN-145 Safety Belt Solution seat belt guide amzn.eu/d/6RUPJ2Y

My new car doesn't have an adjustment mechanism on the B pillar. My previous much older one - same make, ancestral model of the current one - did.

As I said upthread, raising the driver's seat when you're short takes you up away from the pedals, so you can't reach to press the clutch. Obviously we've tried that

How? I’m 5’ even. Never had this problem as the seat goes forward as well as up. You would have to be significantly under 5’ to have this issue, although I appreciate some people are. I once spoke to someone with achondroplasia, and they had a vehicle modified with hand levers instead of foot pedals, but obviously you need to really be short for that as an option!

Strange. I’m 5ft nothing and they don’t strangle me. I adjust the seatbelt height downwards- which cars have had standard for donkeys years now. Are you not adjusting your seat belts?

Yep, same. I’ve never been strangled by one as I always adjust the seatbelt height down (can’t recall ever being in a car without this so assume standard?), AND raise the height of the chair. So, I can drive with a good fit and, for example, DH over 6’ can drive the same car with a good fit also, simply by raising the seatbelt height and lowering the chair - he also moves the chair back as obviously his legs are longer. Adjustable chairs are also standard in cars, they have to be.

Boobs. Honestly.
Big boobs will ping the belt up to strangle you, smaller boobs wont.

Does that work in the driver's seat? The description only mentions back seats.

I use this now, also considered a diono sure fit but they're designed for kids so I was worried about my boobs causing issues with fit! Even with the shoulder guide as low as possible I still end up garrotted otherwise!

https://www.vidaxl.co.uk/e/lifehammer-seat-belt-guide-red-and-black/8717306861960.html?fbclid=IwAR3KgCD7ib9NmVU7tfaTCevcv26OswUYyZL--wD7xZER3uOOCaYXswOEksaemmAfTV3jXJFAK8rQV00NorvCtOd73XEcMhfhwj8H_eAivT0S-ubtu-T1q9neWNzvUJMhU

You're female. That's what you're doing wrong. With seatbelts and with life in general.

As I said upthread, raising the driver's seat when you're short takes you up away from the pedals, so you can't reach to press the clutch. Obviously we've tried that!

Asian men are, on average, smaller than white men.

While driving?

We short people have tried it all. If you raise your seat height, short legs can't reach the pedals properly to depress the clutch. The bottom line is, seatbelts usually cut across your neck if you're short with big boobs. No amount of adjustments help.

This. Height doesn’t matter it’s the size of your breasts. They need to come up with a better design.

I'm 5'1, not a driver but a passenger and they mangle the left side of my neck, it's painful and uncomfortable, I'm forever having to un-mangle and adjust, like every few seconds!

I wish there was some other design that's comfortable!

I've tried those soft padded things that can be attached to them and can't get on with them!

Can you adjust the height of your seat?