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Lap and shoulder belt combinations in your car are called safety belts
It is unlawful to change factory installed belts for belts not meeting the same standards. If the vehicle was originally equiped with lap belts, lap belts are all that is required. If the vehicle was equipped with lap and shoulder, then lap and shoulder are required.
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Yes, the '76 came standard from the factory with shoulder/lap belt combo. Top part bolts into pillar and bottom bolts in right by the seat mount. Good luck! -ku2002 Yes, 1976 Corvettes did not come with lap belts only. They were equipped from the factory with shoulder belts. (Or the shoulder/lap combo) mentioned above. But it wasn't an either/or deal. Plain lap belts were never installed in 1976 Corvettes.
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The first modern three-point restraint (integrated lap and shoulder belt) was patented in 1955, though it wasn't standard equipment in the US for many years. In the US, a shoulder belt has been mandatory for the outboard front seats since 1968, though for several years it was common for the lap and shoulder belts to be separate.
If the car is equipped with shoulder belts you are required to wear them.
My '91 Stanza has automatic shoulder restraint but I have to buckle the lap belt.
Volvo had the first safety belts in 1849. But then Nils Bohlin invented the three-point seat belt - not the first but the modern seatbelt - now a standard safety device in most cars. Nils Bohlin's lap-and-shoulder belt was introduced by Volvo in 1959.
Volvo had the first safety belts in 1849. But then Nils Bohlin invented the three-point seat belt - not the first but the modern seatbelt - now a standard safety device in most cars. Nils Bohlin's lap-and-shoulder belt was introduced by Volvo in 1959.
Safety restraint system. Includes the airbag and seat belts.
Lap & shoulder (3-point) seat belts are best for school buses. They are like the ones that you find on most passenger vehicles. Compartmentalization (high-padded seat backs) is good for those students that aren't belted in, but the addition of lap & shoulder seat belts helps limit excursion and flailing. It also better protects students in side impacts and rollovers.