I have a 1990 Civic 4-door 5-speed with those annoying automatic shoulder harnesses which don't seem to be providing the restraint that the lap belts and rear-seat shoulder harnesses provide. If I tug on them quickly they don't lock in position, unlike the others.
The Honda dealer I consulted states that they're a differently-designed mechanism from the lap and rear-seat shoulder harnesses and will work properly in the event of an impact, but I don't believe it and am feeling quite unsafe.
I've _never_ encounter such shoulder-harness behaviour on any other auto or aircraft and feel that the dealer is wrong. Can anyone corroborate the dealer's statement please, or suggest some sort of test to show that the front shoulder harnesses will work properly?