Occupant Without Seat Belt, 20 MPH Barrier Collision," 1958
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Seat belts were among the most important safety devices in an automobile. As this photo shows, even a low-speed crash could lead to serious injury, whether from broken glass or hard surfaces on the dashboard. Restraints protected from these dangers. Seat belts were required on all cars sold in the United States starting with the 1968 model year.
Seat belts were among the most important safety devices in an automobile. As this photo shows, even a low-speed crash could lead to serious injury, whether from broken glass or hard surfaces on the dashboard. Restraints protected from these dangers. Seat belts were required on all cars sold in the United States starting with the 1968 model year.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1958
Subject Date
1958
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1859.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.625 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
top of photograph: OCCUPANT WITHOUT SEAT BELT / 25 MPH BARRIER COLLISION / KINEMATICS OF / OCCUPANT DURING CRASH / OCCUPANT IMPACT DAMAGE / TO WINDSHIELD AND / INSTRUMENT PANEL Handwritten in pencil on back side of image: 58-1566-38
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