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31st January 1983: It became compulsory for drivers in the UK to wear a seat belt
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:02:40
Publish Date: 2018-01-30 21:05:39
Description: The modern 3-point seat belt was created by Swedish inventor Nils Bohlin, who was a safety engineer for car manufacturer Volvo. His creation was first fitted as a standard item to the Volvo 122 in 1959, after which the company made the patent available to other car manufacturers for free. Australia was the first country to mandate the wearing of seat belts. While all British cars manufactured after 1967 had to have seat belts fitted, it took twelve attempts for legislation to be passed through parliament to make it a requirement to actually wear them. Figures released at the time placed ...
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