Because the traffic on roads slowly became worse and worse and idiots starting driving faster and faster. They are designed to stop such a big impact in a crash. So all in all they were designed to save lives.
1967
You do not need seat belts if your car was originally manufactured without them, and they have never been installed. At any time seat belts are installed, they must be maintained for the lift of the car.
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Seat belts were invented in the 19th century by the English engineer George Cayley, but were not required to be installed in new cars in the US before 1959.
so people would be safer in a car crash
There are four seat belts in a Chrysler Sebring Convertible. The car seats 4 passengers, and seats must have seat belts installed as a safety precaution.
There were no infant car seats in 1956 to speak of. There were attempts to make an infant seat but there were never sold in any quantities. In fact there were no seat belts in 1956 except on the Ford which installed seat belts that year for the first time. No other American manufacture installed them that year. Safety was not a concern at that time.
Yes. The only autos not coverd under the seat belt laws are the ones built so long ago that they were not installed at the factory. yes you need seat belts in the jeep however Because of the year of your vehicle you are only required to have what would have normally been installed by the factory in 1973 which would have been the front seat and rear seat single Lap belts. The 3 point shoulder belts that are used today were not required in US vehicles until Feb 1974 so there were many pre 1974 model vehicles with just lap belts and no shoulder belts...
Use properly installed seat belts.
Seat belts are unsafe because they can get stuck in a fire. Throw back someone inside the seat belt. Seat belts can choke people.
Not if they did not come from the factory with seat belts. If they came form the factory with seat belts you are required to wear them.
The 2012 Ford Mustang has a total of 4 seat belts in the vehicle. There are 2 seat belts in the front and 2 seat belts located in the back for the rear passengers.