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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was alive in the 1980's and went to 8 weeks of camp every summer from 3.5 to 13.5.

I can't relate to the people who talk about no seatbelts, riding their bikes wherever all day, etc. I was allowed two houses to the left of ours and two to the right, for 15 minute increments maybe two times a day. I've never ridden in a car without a seatbelt and can distinctly recall my carseat. [/quote]

I was born in 1967, and have never ridden in a car without a seatbelt.  Car seat until about 5/6 yrs of age.  No idea where this no seatbelt nonsense comes from, except that many many people had stupid parents apparently.  I'm sure my infant car seat in 1967 was relatively worthless all things considered, but probably better than nothing.

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Here’s a timeline for seatbelts from AAA

1968 – Seat Belts Become Nationally Mandated but not three point seatbelts.

1983 – Seat Belts Reach the Supreme Court.  First Reagan revoked the law for car makers to put in 3 point seatbelts.  Then in 1983 then Supreme Court ordered the law reinstated.

1984 - New York was the first to require front seat drivers to wear seatbelts.

Currently New Hampshire is the only state that does not require adults to wear seatbelts.  About 20 states do not require adults to wear seatbelts in the back seat.

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