Multiple System Atrophy. NORD gratefully acknowledges Niall P. Quinn, MD, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK, for assistance in the preparation of this report.
In New York, where seat belt use became mandatory January 1, 1985, seat belt use rates increased from 16% before the law to 57% 4 months after the law; fatalities decreased 19%, despite a modest increase in mileage driven (4).
Seat belts were invented in 1885 but the first modern use of the seatbelt was by Nash in 1949 when it was offered as an option. Ford also offered it as an option in 1955. Saabâ¦ made then standard equipment in 1958. The first car with the modern 3 point seatbelt system was Volvo in 1959.