But back then, it's not like seat belts were mandatory on autos. Heck, there was probably quite the resistance to wearing them for a decade or two as well.. Vo

But back then, it's not like seat belts were mandatory on autos. Heck, there was probably quite the resistance to wearing them for a decade or two as well.. Volvo had to SELL the idea of a seat belt, it's not like the other companies were falling all over themselves to get this new feature, at least in the beginning.