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seat belt inventid
seat belts were invented by George Cayley but Edward J. Claghorn panteted first on this day -
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seat belt
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the first lap-type belt
the first lap type resembling the modern modern seat belt was a leather strap used on a united states army airplane -
Dr. C Hunter Shelden opens a neurological practice
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Nash
Nash manufacturers offer the seat belt as an option -
first modern three point seat belt patented
the first modern three point seat belt is panteted by Roger W. Griswold and Hugh DeHaven -
congress new law
congress passed legislation requiring all automobiles to comply with certain safety standards -
SAAB
SWeadish Saab manufacturers introduce the seat belt as standerd -
first car with seat belt as standard
Nils Bohlin for sweadish manufacturers Volvo introduces the seat belt as a standard on their car -
first us highway requirement
north american market starting at the inception of the shouldr\er belt requirment of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Federal Motor Safety standard 208 -
first seat belt law
worlds first law is passed in the state of Victoria in Australia making it compulsory for drivers to and front-seat passangers -
first inflatable seatbelt
the first swatbelt was invented by Donald Lewis and tested at the Automotive Products -
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side air bag protection system
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first automatic seat belt
automatic shoulder belts as standard equipment on the 1981 Toyota Cressida -
the first belt- in- seat used in the United States
the first car using the the belt in seat system in the united states was the 1990 mercedes-benz sl 1990 -
Side impact protecton amended
side impact impact protection was amended in 1990 to assure the occupant protection in a dynamic test that simulates a severe right angle collision -
Side Impact Protection System
SIDS is developed by Volvo
SIPS was released in the Volvo 700, 900,and 850 series -
side impact accounted
in 1993 side impacts accounted for 33 percent of the fatalities to passanger car occupants -
Ford
Ford offers the seat belt as an option on their cars -
SIDS became standard
SIPS are become standard -
Dr. C. Hunter shelden's findings are published in J.A.M.A.
his findigs are published on Journal of the American Medical Association ( JAMA)
he proposed the retractable seat belt, the recessed steering wheels, reinforced roofs, roll bar, door locks and the air bag . -
First curtain style airbag
SIPS sytem gained the use of the first true curtain style airbags
