seat belt / side air bag

  • seat belt inventid

    seat belt inventid

    seat belts were invented by George Cayley but Edward J. Claghorn panteted first on this day
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    seat belt

  • the first lap-type belt

    the first lap-type belt

    the first lap type resembling the modern modern seat belt was a leather strap used on a united states army airplane
  • Dr. C Hunter Shelden opens a neurological practice

    Dr. C Hunter Shelden opens a neurological practice

  • Nash

    Nash

    Nash manufacturers offer the seat belt as an option
  • first  modern three point seat belt  patented

    first modern three point seat belt patented

    the first modern three point seat belt is panteted by Roger W. Griswold and Hugh DeHaven
  • congress new law

    congress new law

    congress passed legislation requiring all automobiles to comply with certain safety standards
  • SAAB

    SAAB

    SWeadish Saab manufacturers introduce the seat belt as standerd
  • first car with seat belt as standard

    first car with seat belt as standard

    Nils Bohlin for sweadish manufacturers Volvo introduces the seat belt as a standard on their car
  • first  us highway requirement

    first us highway requirement

    north american market starting at the inception of the shouldr\er belt requirment of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Federal Motor Safety standard 208
  • first seat belt law

    first seat belt law

    worlds first law is passed in the state of Victoria in Australia making it compulsory for drivers to and front-seat passangers
  • first inflatable seatbelt

    first inflatable seatbelt

    the first swatbelt was invented by Donald Lewis and tested at the Automotive Products
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    side air bag protection system

  • first automatic seat belt

    first automatic seat belt

    automatic shoulder belts as standard equipment on the 1981 Toyota Cressida
  • the first belt- in- seat  used in the United States

    the first belt- in- seat used in the United States

    the first car using the the belt in seat system in the united states was the 1990 mercedes-benz sl 1990
  • Side impact protecton amended

    Side impact protecton amended

    side impact impact protection was amended in 1990 to assure the occupant protection in a dynamic test that simulates a severe right angle collision
  • Side Impact  Protection System

    Side Impact Protection System

    SIDS is developed by Volvo
    SIPS was released in the Volvo 700, 900,and 850 series
  • side impact accounted

    side impact accounted

    in 1993 side impacts accounted for 33 percent of the fatalities to passanger car occupants
  • Ford

    Ford

    Ford offers the seat belt as an option on their cars
  • SIDS became standard

    SIDS became standard

    SIPS are become standard
  • Dr. C. Hunter shelden's findings are published  in J.A.M.A.

    Dr. C. Hunter shelden's findings are published in J.A.M.A.

    his findigs are published on Journal of the American Medical Association ( JAMA)
    he proposed the retractable seat belt, the recessed steering wheels, reinforced roofs, roll bar, door locks and the air bag .
  • First curtain style airbag

    First curtain style airbag

    SIPS sytem gained the use of the first true curtain style airbags