THE HISTORY OF SEAT BELTS

This article briefly gives some historical facts about seat belts and their use from 1885, when the seat belt was used on horse-drawn vehicles to prevent ejection, to 1983, when the dual-spool retractor with manual lockup of lap belt retractor was introduced on the 1984 Corvette.

• Corporate Authors:

  US Air Force Inspection and Safety, Center

  Norton AFB, CA  United States  92409
• Publication Date: 1984-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 10-11
• Serial:
  • Driver
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: US Air Force Inspection and Safety, Center

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: History; Manual safety belts
• Subject Areas: History; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450236
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 614
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM