Look at Life Vol 01 Transport What Price Safety 1965

[@Trevor_Austin]

Radial ply tyres, ABS, crumple zones, anti-burst door latches, seat belts, safety glass - all these things were available but considered “too costly” - until manufacturers had their arms twisted.

[@LOCOMOTIONNUMBER1]

Fred Dibnah once said there was no such thing as a bad steeplejack.....because there’ll all dead.

[@pit_stop77]

Hard to believe that helmets were not compulsory until was it the 70's?

[@Merseysiderful]

Motorcycles with stabiliser skids never caught on then.

[@wkruit]

Thank God they didn’t...

[@chunt5073]

Back in the days when you had spiked domes in the center of steering wheels and no seat belts

[@viennapalace]

It's quite remarkable how far we as a society have come in terms of vehicle safety since this was made. I'm 58 now & remember rolling around in the back seat as a child due to the lack of seat belts. I also remember how many died of horrific chest injuries or facial trauma. Yes, we've come a long way but at what cost? People still die & the cars were so much cooler back then... It really is hard to choose!

[@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568]

Vito's Kulu

[@smurftums]

Glad that the habit of driving at night with only the side/park lights on has disappeared...

[@triple6758]

I wonder what they'd say if you told them modern cars prices and that people still die in them?