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Jan 6 • 05:55 UTC • 🇩🇪 Germany • Die Welt

"Fear of being strangled" – the curious seatbelt worries of 1976

The article discusses the introduction of seatbelt laws in West Germany in 1976, highlighting the initial reluctance of drivers to wear seatbelts and the bizarre arguments presented against them at the time.

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