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On June 1, 1975, the Belgian government made wearing a seat belt in the front of a car mandatory. A safety measure that significantly reduced the risk of death during car crashes, but the public needed some convincing. And even today, an alarmingly large number of road deaths come from people not wearing their seat belts.<\/p>

The three-point seat belt was invented in 1959 by Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin, who worked for Volvo. Before then, two-point belts that simply enveloped the waist of the occupant were used, which carried a far greater risk for injury in the event of an accident.<\/p>

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