1950
I believe it was the first year of seat belts being standard equipment on the Thunderbird.
In the year 1949 seat belts became an option in cars.
It was the first modern seat belt that was put in cars by Volvo in 1959-1960
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.
What year is your car if it has been in an accident the seat belts can fail as a safety precaution My vehicle is a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. The Front Seat belts are half way out and will not retract. Can I get them to retract?
1987
1984
1967
No you don't have to, but it's highly recommended. My race car didn't have a racing seat the first year I raced and I had racing belts. But it's much safer to have an actual racing seat, no matter what kind of racing your doing.
Edward J. Claghorn was the first to patent a seat belt. He has the patent number of #312,085 in year 1885.
1970