Car Safety

By Georgette

  • Steering Column

    Collapsible steering column invented but not marketed
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    Years

  • Retractable seat belts

    Dr. C. Hunter Shelden comes up with the idea of retractable seat belts

  • Airbag

    Airbag patented by John Hetrick

  • Steering Wheel

    Ford produces a safety steering wheel

  • SAAB and seatbelts

    Saab introduces seat belts as a standard feature in cars
  • Three point seat belt

    Three point seat belt

    Three point seatbelts put into production by Volvo, General Motors begins developing a spring for a collapsible steering column
  • Steering column development

    Steering column development

    General Motors begins developing a spring for a collapsible steering column

  • General Motors Steering column

    General motors begin installing collapsible steering columns in new cars, including the 1967 Chevrolet Impala

  • Compulsory seat belts

    Victoria, Australia is the first state in the world to make wearing a seat belt compulsory

  • Ford Airbags

    Ford installs airbags in some cars as an experiment
  • Airbags common

    Airbags common

    Airbags become a common feature in new cars
  • Chevrolet Impala

    Chevrolet Impala

    The 2014 Chevrolet Impala is released featuring 10 airbags