
Three-Point Safety Belt:
A Volvo safety engineer, Nils
Bohlin, invented the three-point safety belt in 1959 and the first
car to come standard-equipped with a seatbelt was the Volvo 544
sedan.
According to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), approximately 10,000 Americans
are saved by seat belts each year. Today, the belt is required
by the federal government in all cars and is still believed to
be the most effective occupant restraint in all types of accidents.