Buckle up, but please!
Bruno von Rotz
03/04/2013
03/04/2013
In the early seventies, reaching for the seat belt and then clicking the buckle were anything but a matter of course. Although all cars were fitted with seat belts by law, wearing rates were poor. Despite all the media campaigns, many drivers forgot about the safety features or simply didn't like them.
The manufacturer Smiths therefore came up with something simple and effective: A "Fasten Seatbelts" illuminated sign.
For convinced seatbelt refusers, there was a special button to switch off the warning. Today, the warning about not wearing seatbelts is installed in practically every car, and it can hardly be switched off because it helps the car manufacturer to achieve the maximum number of stars in crash tests.
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