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22 June 2006 Seatbelt voted best safety feature
The seatbelt has been voted the most important innovation in car safety of the last 50 years.
A recent survey, carried out by Avon Tyres, shows that 27 per cent of British motorists feel the invention has done more to make cars safer than any other device.
Created in 1959 by Nils Bohlin, an engineer at Volvo, the seatbelt did not become compulsory for front seat passengers in the UK until 1983.
Statistics show that in that time the number of fatalities on our roads has dropped.
"The average car may be significantly faster since seatbelts became compulsory, but manufacturers are forever pushing the boundaries to deliver safer cars," says Avon's product planning manager Malcolm Jones.
"In ten years' time, we'll all be talking about pop-up bonnets, artificial intelligent braking systems and cars that can see around corners."
As well as the seatbelt, Anti-locking Breaking Systems (ABS) also proved to be popular, with 21 per cent of motorists voting for them.
Airbags also featured highly, taking 16 per cent of the vote, as did cat's eyes and crumple zones.
Lower down the list of important safety features was the three-point rear seatbelt and the innovation which received the least votes was the speed camera.
© Adfero Ltd
A recent survey, carried out by Avon Tyres, shows that 27 per cent of British motorists feel the invention has done more to make cars safer than any other device.
Created in 1959 by Nils Bohlin, an engineer at Volvo, the seatbelt did not become compulsory for front seat passengers in the UK until 1983.
Statistics show that in that time the number of fatalities on our roads has dropped.
"The average car may be significantly faster since seatbelts became compulsory, but manufacturers are forever pushing the boundaries to deliver safer cars," says Avon's product planning manager Malcolm Jones.
"In ten years' time, we'll all be talking about pop-up bonnets, artificial intelligent braking systems and cars that can see around corners."
As well as the seatbelt, Anti-locking Breaking Systems (ABS) also proved to be popular, with 21 per cent of motorists voting for them.
Airbags also featured highly, taking 16 per cent of the vote, as did cat's eyes and crumple zones.
Lower down the list of important safety features was the three-point rear seatbelt and the innovation which received the least votes was the speed camera.
© Adfero Ltd
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