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question about 4 point seat belts?

If most 4 point seat belts in sports cars don't "give" or allow for slack, wouldn't they be less safe than a regular 3 point because it doesn't allow you to go into the airbag and have the impact absorbed by it?
I'm just curious because


Neither 3-point or 4-point belt systems are designed to give. If you are seated the proper distance from the steering wheel the airbag will reach you regardless of the belt type.
In some cars the 3-point belt retractors fire a charge that actually

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