Why so many Miss Seat Belt promotions?
Because car makers were not required to install seat belts until 1966, and the govt put a lot of pressure on the public to start putting them in old cars, for safety, after that, but didn't make it a law to use them every time you drove, until the 80s.
New York started in 1984, with only the front seat occupants. By 1996, all states required the use of the seat belts.
A lot of people REFUSED to wear the seat belt then, because so many people had survived crashes by being thrown free of the smashed/crashed car, and they know they would have died if they had been wearing a belt. Yes, my uncle Tom survived smashing his 55 Chevy because he was thrown free.
Well, don't fall asleep at the wheel, and you won't crash.
Ya know?
Did you ever have to watch "Signal 30" in high school? and all the other one's?
ReplyDeleteI always wear one. I was in a wreck in 1968 with no seat belt. 1955 Ford probably didn't even have them. My friend was driving and thrighfront tire blew out. We hit the ditch and I saw it coming, I grabbed the dash as hard as I could. The next thing I recall was the car coming toward me through the air as I laid on the pavement . I was wearing my army field jacket and was just laying in glass. Not a scratch! I kept trying to get up as I heard my pal yelling where are you Dave?
Wear your Quacking seat belts friends!
I never heard of Signal 30, and had drivers ed in High School in 1987. I always wear mine too.
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