Citation

American Association for Automotive Medicine. Am. Assoc. Automot. Med. Q. J. 1984; 6(1): 16-17.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, American Association for Automotive Medicine)

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Abstract

This paper was presented twenty years ago at the AAAM Annual Conference in 1964. At that time efforts were being directed at getting seat belts as standard equipment in automobiles. The paper briefly reviews state and federal legislation concerning automobiles and safety equipment, such as brakes, windshield wipers, and rear view mirrors. Final comments concern seat belts. In 1963 Congress passed a seat belt standards law which required the Secretary of Commerce to establish minimum standards for seat belts for use in motor vehicles. In 1964 a more important bill passed both houses of Congress--HR 1341 which required the Administrator of General Services to prescribe reasonable passenger safety devices for all passenger vehicles acquired by the federal government.