Whatever happened to automatic seat belts in cars?

The automatic seatbelts were never intended to be a long term solution. They were a quick fix to add passive supplemental restraints to cars, which was (and is) intended to be added as airbags. Car manufacturers could add these belts and extend a ... read more

The automatic seatbelts were never intended to be a long term solution. They were a quick fix to add passive supplemental restraints to cars, which was (and is) intended to be added as airbags. read more

This classic clip illustrates why we don't miss the dark days of active safety, when someone in the auto industry, probably Satan, thought automatic seat belts were a good idea. read more

I had a seat belt idea in JR high and sent it to the company. I think Mercedes. I got a letter basically saying"bad idea kid" and some catalogue stuff from the company. read more