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The first car with a three-point belt was a Volvo PV 544 that was delivered to a dealer in Kristianstad on August 13, 1959. The first car model to have the three-point seat belt as a standard item was the 1959 Volvo 122, first outfitted with a two-point belt at initial delivery in 1958, replaced with the three-point seat belt the following year ...
Bohlin worked on the seat belt for about a year, using skills in developing ejection seats for SAAB; he concentrated on keeping the driver safe in a car accident. After testing the three-point safety belt, he introduced his invention to the Volvo company in 1959 and received his first patent (number 3,043,625). [ 1 ]
That same year, Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin invented and patented the three-point lap and shoulder seat belt, which became standard equipment on all Volvo cars in 1959. [44] Over the next several decades, three-point safety belts were gradually mandated in all vehicles by regulators throughout the industrialised world. [citation needed]
Most seat belt laws in the United States are left to state law. However, the recommended age for a child to sit in the front passenger seat is 13. The first seat belt law was a federal law, Title 49 of the United States Code, Chapter 301, Motor Safety Standard, which took effect on January 1, 1968, that required all vehicles (except buses) to be fitted with seat belts in all designated seating ...
In 1902, this New Bedford fire chief invented an aerial ladder hoist that would revolutionize the way ladders were raised on fire trucks Curious SouthCoast: New Bedford fire chief's invention ...
Nils Bohlin (1920–2002), Sweden – the three-point seat belt Sarah Boone (1832–1908), U.S. – improved ironing board design Charlie Booth (1903–2008), Australia – Starting blocks
A previous flood, in 1897, only formed several feet of water in its cellar. [3] The building was offered for sale in 1967. [4] William C. Rea purchased it that year for $48,000; he expressed plans to house an electronics store, drive-in Christian film office, and possibly a museum of the history of Franklinton. [5]
1691: The First Food Trucks. This is when New Amsterdam (which became New York City) began allowing street vendors to sell ready-to-eat food. The vendors are so popular that public markets ...