Indeed not -- but are the belts actually required with the GCI restraint design?
I don't know the answer to the above, but I point the reader towards the many coasters out there that run with lap bars only.
This is precisely my point is there any reason that they need to be there? There are loads of other wood coasters without seat belts. Knoebels cut the seat belts out, so why couldn't Europa Park? Is a park like Europa Park really going to allow something that will slow up the boarding process? I think not, I mean none of their other coasters have seat belts.
The TUV in Germany are very very Strict !!!