The Transformational Journey of Car Seats A 1980s Retrospective

'Loveseat', child's car safety seat, based on a concept developed by General Motors, this model was manufactured by Akta, Sweden, c.1984. 'Loveseat' child's car ... What were car seats like in the 80s? ... By 1985, all 50 states adopted a mandatory child restraint law. ... Car seats in the 80s were the only available ones at ... The car seat feels as securely attached as the actual back seats. Not ... 80s I didn't know how strong it would be. I was told double ... ... child-restraint laws in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Rear seating laws and minor seatbelt laws (represented as the thin double line and ... Car seat rules have evolved over time. In the present moment: children under age 2 are in infant seats, usually facing backward. Large scale child car seat manufacture began in the early 1930s. The car seats purpose was not to ensure the safety of children. It was simply ... One of the biggest changes through the years has involved car safety and the use of seat belts and car seats. Before the 1980s, parents could leave the hospital ... IIRC there were plenty of Child safety seats AS WELL AS mandatory requirements in the 1980s. ... I know the hospital told us we MUST provide an ... What I found was that there are several inexpensive baby seats out there that have a narrow base which fit real nice in one of the rear jump ... Unbelievably, my Boomer father brought my old car seat from the early 80s down to the fire department for an “inspection” to see if it was ...