"Automatic" seat belts

[Marvin]

It seems there was "an era" a few years back when some cars were designed for the seatbelts to automatically buckle up when the car was started. Is that still the case?

 

[Tabby]

I have seen those in quite a while. There were two kinds - the one that would buzz along a track once the car started, and the other kind that was attached right to the door and you'd have to slide under it. I don't think either one ever really caught on. Now it just beeps at you if you aren't buckled.

 

[TBird65]

Well, it was just the shoulder belt that crossed over your chest when you closed your door, but I don't think anyone makes those anymore and haven't for a while. That was an early 90's think. I have a '90 T-Bird and it has those belts, but they can be quite annoying when you bump your head on them.

 

[ChevyColorado]

Well, it was just the shoulder belt that crossed over your chest when you closed your door, but I don't think anyone makes those anymore and haven't for a while. That was an early 90's think. I have a '90 T-Bird and it has those belts, but they can be quite annoying when you bump your head on them.

My brother had one of those. It was a very annoying feature in my opinion. Never hit my head on it, but I really didn't ride in it that much either.

 

[vroombaby]

Ahhhhhhhhhh hahaha. A friend of mines mom used to have this horribly ugly Ford Tempo. We had to borrow it one time for a road trip and the belts kept trying to attack us.

 

[KC23]

I haven't thought about those seat belts in so many years. I think I forgot they existed. I wonder if they actually provided any help in a crash. If so, why stop making them?

 

[RapidRon]

I used to have a car with those moving shoulder belts. I never really cared for them and would often have it unplugged because it was annoying. This is one feature I am glad to see go. Now, how to get rid of that beeping?

 

[Eugene]

Those things! They always moved too fast if you weren't thinking about it and had a cup of coffee in your hand, and a lot slower than if you just clicked a manual locking belt.

 

[Road_Runner]

I join the chorus. I haven't thought of this in a very long time. I haven't seen on in I don't even know how long. I think not only were they annoying, but I am not really sure they were that safe.

 

[TopGear]

Wow, those were incredibly weird belts. A friend of mine still has a car with this kind of belt. I always found it somewhat odd, but they are strapped for cash so keep it going.