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<blockquote data-quote="rod" data-source="post: 1262356" data-attributes="member: 5382"><p>For about the 1st five years I drove a package car in the early 70's there were no seat belts in them. It was a thrill driving down a wash board road at 60-70 mph with the doors open- hanging on for dear life. I did have a couple of close calls where I just about fell out. Back then the drivers seat pedestal was hinged at the floor so you could fold the seat pedestal forward against the steering wheel and exit out the drivers door with a package. When they first installed the new seat belts they just mounted them to the seat frame and left it so the seat would still fold forward so if you got into an accident the whole works would fold against the steering wheel. Hows that for a plan? It took about another year for them to finally weld the pedestal solid to the floor. Then it took about another 2 years or so before they insisted you wear your seat belt at all times. When they first installed them they (at least at my center) actually didn't want you to use them unless you were running a highway. They said using them in town took too long. I didn't have a 3 point safety belt in a UPS truck until 4 years before I retired.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rod, post: 1262356, member: 5382"] For about the 1st five years I drove a package car in the early 70's there were no seat belts in them. It was a thrill driving down a wash board road at 60-70 mph with the doors open- hanging on for dear life. I did have a couple of close calls where I just about fell out. Back then the drivers seat pedestal was hinged at the floor so you could fold the seat pedestal forward against the steering wheel and exit out the drivers door with a package. When they first installed the new seat belts they just mounted them to the seat frame and left it so the seat would still fold forward so if you got into an accident the whole works would fold against the steering wheel. Hows that for a plan? It took about another year for them to finally weld the pedestal solid to the floor. Then it took about another 2 years or so before they insisted you wear your seat belt at all times. When they first installed them they (at least at my center) actually didn't want you to use them unless you were running a highway. They said using them in town took too long. I didn't have a 3 point safety belt in a UPS truck until 4 years before I retired. [/QUOTE]
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