My grandmother demonstrating the Three-point belt as a model for Volvo in 1959

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smile_n_nod on April 13rd, 2017 at 14:44 UTC »

Cool driving gloves too!

solsangraal on April 13rd, 2017 at 15:28 UTC »

fun fact: volvo gave away the patent for this invention for free

The reason the three-point seatbelt is so widely adopted is actually because Volvo opened up the patent so that any car manufacturer could use it in their design. They decided that the invention was so significant, it had more value as a free life saving tool than something to profit from.

http://jalopnik.com/volvo-gave-away-their-most-important-invention-to-save-1069825878

PM_ME_WHATEV on April 13rd, 2017 at 16:47 UTC »

Your grandmother has quite possibly the very first documented case of seat belt boobs.