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What did a 1966 car seat look like?
I’m doing a project on the history of car seats for one of my classes. I need to know what car seats from every decade looked like and how safe they were. What did a 1966 car seat look like?
Payton Ternus · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
That sounds like a very interesting project, especially considering how important car safety is.
Protection for ourselves and our cars comes in many forms, like
car insurance
, braking systems, seat belts, and car seats. The safety features we have now were not always around—let’s take a look at what car seats were like in 1966.The 1960s ushered in the beginning of car seat safety being taken seriously—the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act was passed in 1966, and new car seats were developed to keep children safe.
There were two car seat models designed with safety in mind. Leonard Rivkin designed a seat with a metal frame and a surrounding buckle, while Jean Ames created a rear-facing seat that featured a Y-shaped strap. The Y-shaped strap is similar to what is still used today!
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