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Steering Column
Collapsible steering column invented but not marketed -
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Retractable seat belts
Dr. C. Hunter Shelden comes up with the idea of retractable seat belts -
Airbag
Airbag patented by John Hetrick -
Steering Wheel
Ford produces a safety steering wheel -
SAAB and seatbelts
Saab introduces seat belts as a standard feature in cars -
Three point seat belt
Three point seatbelts put into production by Volvo, General Motors begins developing a spring for a collapsible steering column -
Steering column development
General Motors begins developing a spring for a collapsible steering column -
General Motors Steering column
General motors begin installing collapsible steering columns in new cars, including the 1967 Chevrolet Impala -
Compulsory seat belts
Victoria, Australia is the first state in the world to make wearing a seat belt compulsory -
Ford Airbags
Ford installs airbags in some cars as an experiment -
Airbags common
Airbags become a common feature in new cars -
Chevrolet Impala
The 2014 Chevrolet Impala is released featuring 10 airbags
