Around 1968. At that time, they were uncomfortable & had to be constantly adjusted & tightened.When did the shoulder belts come into play?
Around 1968. At that time, they were uncomfortable & had to be constantly adjusted & tightened.When did the shoulder belts come into play?
Around 1968. At that time, they were uncomfortable & had to be constantly adjusted & tightened.
OMG!!!!!! I completely forgot about this. Yup, that used to be my favorite sleeping place when we went on long trips. What's so amazing is how unbelievably irresponsible this is, today; yet back then, it was so unbelievably common, nobody thought it was dangerous.
Indeed, times have changed, and for the better, that is in the way of safety.OMG!!!!!! I completely forgot about this. Yup, that used to be my favorite sleeping place when we went on long trips. What's so amazing is how unbelievably irresponsible this is, today; yet back then, it was so unbelievably common, nobody thought it was dangerous.
I’d forgotten that. It was like applying lava putting then onI can remember when seat belts were optional equipment, and my parents got a vehicle with the belts in the front. I asked them what would stop me riding in the back seat in the event of an accident, and they said the backs of their seats would stop me. Fortunately, I never had to find out!
I can also remember how hot those large early metal seat belt buckles became after baking in the sun during the summer months!
Yes, I remember that, too, just as I do how sizzling hot the vinyl seating itself would be when sitting down on it for the first time in a pair of shorts.I can remember when seat belts were optional equipment, and my parents got a vehicle with the belts in the front. I asked them what would stop me riding in the back seat in the event of an accident, and they said the backs of their seats would stop me. Fortunately, I never had to find out!
I can also remember how hot those large early metal seat belt buckles became after baking in the sun during the summer months!
In a Pinto, seatbelts wouldn't make any difference. The kids were sitting on top of an unprotected gas tank.No seatbelts when I was growing up. When we went for a Sunday drive I would sit between my mom and dad in the front then crawl over the seat to the back for a nap.
I'm not sure when seat belts became a law in New Jersey but my son was born in 76 and my daughter in 78 and when we brought them home from the hospital I got in the car first and the nurse handed me the baby.
These days you have to have the proper seat attached in the back seat.
When my kids were small I'd put a blanket in the back of our hatchback Pinto and let them play as we drove.
I never gave it a thought. When I think of it now I break out in a sweat.
Love the old classic cars, but OMG how dangerous.Early open wheel car racing was stupidly dangerous. Drivers were positioned with no rollover protection from the shoulders up.
Millers at Milwaukee – Vintage Indy Car Event July 8, 2017 - Bing video