> In 1949, Wisconsin-based Nash Motors became the first car company to offer them as an additional feature. Almost no one asked for them. In 1968, when seat bel

> In 1949, Wisconsin-based Nash Motors became the first car company to offer them as an additional feature. Almost no one asked for them. In 1968, when seat belts became standard equipment, some drivers responded by cutting them out of their vehicles. In 1982, when Michigan State Rep. David Hollister introduced a state seat belt law, he received hate mail comparing him to Hitler. The reception to such laws in other states was similarly cool. In the 1980s, only 14% of all Americans used seat belts. https://www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/revisionist-history-seat-belts-resistance-to-public-health-measures/ https://www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/revisionist-histo... So, yeah, without the law there's no seatbelt on your car.