The Point Of Seat Belts

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Seat belts save lives. Although their use is mandatory, the international take-up varies. Without pointing the finger, I think we can guess which countries comply and which don’t. In most European countries seat belt exemptions are made for pre-1965 cars and old racing cars. In the late 1950s and early 1960s when seat belts were being considered for motorsport, there was a mixed response. In a the event of a crash or roll-over, there were concerns that the driver would be trapped in the car. It was considered safer to be un-belted, as the occupants would be thrown clear and land safely on a haystack. When parachutes were invented for military pilots, some commanders thought this a bad