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Stuart G

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4. No they were not..They were extra added attractions ..I remember. You paid extra..

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #3)

Sat May 28, 2022, 10:35 AM

May 2022

for seat belts and shoulder harnesses before. Then, after 84, they became a requirement..

They were NOT a requirement before ..They were available, but not a requirement.

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So, Bill Clinton saved a lot of lives. Jimmy Carter did the same by passing seat belt laws. [View all] Stuart G May 2022 OP

This again? Cars had seat belts, lap and shoulder, long before Jimmy Carter was in office. mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 #1

Jimmy Carter made them a requirement in 1979..They were NOT a requirement before then.. Stuart G May 2022 #2

Yes, they were. mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 #3

No they were not..They were extra added attractions ..I remember. You paid extra.. Stuart G May 2022 #4

You are lying..THEY WERE NOT REQUIRIED..!!!!!!!!!! Stuart G May 2022 #5

Please. mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 #6

While seat belts are "required" in cars.. "wearing one is "Not Required" Stuart G May 2022 #7

Seat belt laws vary from state to state.. Some laws are for front passenters only Stuart G May 2022 #8