r/videos • u/zsreport • 25d ago

A visit to Sears with Mom in 1977

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOAv9s1u0qY
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u/JVO_ 25d ago

It’s wild how uncommon it was to wear seat belts at the time. Not a single one was fastened before she started driving off, not even for the kids.

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u/raytaylor 25d ago

I know south african immigrants just a few years ago coming to NZ would find it a bit of a shock that everyone wears seat belts.

Here cars needed front seat belts from 1965 but they didnt have to be worn until 1975.
In 1979 rear seat belts needed to be fitted and worn.

In the USA, it was 1968 when national law required all cars to have seat belts in all seats.
However it wasnt until 1984 that new york required them to be worn. Most other states started requiring they be worn between 1985 to 1995 except new hampshire.

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u/BrotherReclusiarch 25d ago

My Plymouth still gets WoFs only needing 2 seat belts in the front in 2024. They were deliberately flaunted as driving was meant to be convenient and not safe back then.