Why do car seatbelts have one strap whereas airplane pilot seatbelts have two straps?

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Why do car seatbelts have one strap whereas airplane pilot seatbelts have two straps?

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Cars are more likely to take on abrupt but survivable impacts. The seatbelts on a plane aren’t for a crash from the air so much as to keep you in your seat during heavy turbulence.

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