Since I am just starting to race, I have no experience with different belts/harnesses, other than skining my thumb on the latch of a camlock setup in a Mid-Ohio drivers school car. My question is about sternum straps. My intuition tells me that something that would keep the belts from slipping off my sholders and distribute any loads across my entire chest would be better. But I have seen statements from a belt manufacturer/retailer that they do not recommend belts with sternum straps. I would appreciate any feedback - intuition, experience, engineering data, etc.

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