How Has Car Safety Improved Over 60 Years?

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Seatbelts first became mandatory in the US in 1968. Since then, new technologies have greatly reduced road fatalities.

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How Has Car Safety Improved Over 60 Years?

Seatbelts first became mandatory in the US in 1968. Since then, new technologies have greatly reduced road fatalities.


First published: December 3, 2021 (link)

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Data source: TitleMax (2013), NHTSA (2015), CNBC (2018)

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