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1959?? In Brazil there were no three-point seatbelt on any car until the 90's! I wonder why, since all our cars were from international big companies (Ford, Vo
by soneca 13y ago
1959?? In Brazil there were no three-point seatbelt on any car until the 90's!
I wonder why, since all our cars were from international big companies (Ford, Volks, Chevrolet...).
They were locally produced, as we had a very closed market, but the technology was available for the big companies to introduce them here. Maybe it was cheaper to built the two-point one and as the brazilian customers didn't have to know that a three-point version was even available, no one complained.
- kmfrk 13y agoA lot of car manufacturers in the U.S. fought safety regulation, when Ralph Nader championed it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_nader#Automobile_safety_activism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_nader#Automobile_safety_.... Many didn't introduce the measures out of the kindness of their hearts, sadly.
- lostlogin 13y agoSo this is another case of regulation holding back the free market?