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20 economist sunstouffville tribune thursday march 23 2000 seat belt marks 40th anniversary a safety innovation credited with saving lives and preventing injuries in millions of automobile collisions worldwide the three- point safety belt developed by volvo celebrates its 40th anniversary this year few people recognize the name nils bohlin yet everyone who rides in an automobile knows of his invention the threepoint safety belt bohlin a volvo safety engineer developed the threepoint belt in 1958 and one year later it became standard frontseat equipment for volvo models sold in europe bohlins invention has been heralded worldwide as one of the most important technological advances of the past century sometimes i get a call from some grateful person who has survived thanks to the belt it warms my heart and shows that i really have been able to do something for mankind said bohlin now retired and living outside goteborg sweden lit the performance begin lease options down payment lease 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the cash purchase price as shown the difference between the price for the smartleasegmac purchaso finance offer and the cash purchaso offers is deemed under provincial disclosure laws to bo a cost of borrowing whether or not the same represents actual fntorest and is required to be expressed as an annual percentage rate which is 442462494679 sunfire sedan r7zmontana r7zjimmy 2door r7zysiorra regular cab r7y tttoffers appty to select 2000 new or demonstrator models equipped as described and to qualified retail customers in the ontario pontiac buick gmc dealer marketing association area only dealer order or trade may be necessary limited time otter which may not bo combined with other offers some restrictions may apply see your dealer for conditions or details we are extremely proud of this remarkable development which has been so instrumental in saving thousands of lives in canada and around the world said gord sonnenberg president of vlvo cars of canada ltd f we hope that canadians will use the anniversary as a reminder to use their seat belts during the holiday weekend and all year added sonnenberg volvo canada in conjunction with norp insurance bureau of canada and the traffic injury research foundation are encouraging canadians to use their seat belts to help reduce traffic injuries and fatalities this busy holiday weekend and in the longterm according to norp the increased use of seat belts since 1989 in canada has resulted in an estimated 3400 lives saved 77000 injuries avoided and 6 billion saved in social and health care costs seat belt use has increased in canada from 75 per cent in 1989 to 92 per cent in 1998 for drivers and to 89 per cent for all occupants seat belt use is one of the simplest and most costeffective means of reducing motor vehicle related injuries and deaths said christine gardner chair of norp each of us has a responsibility to buckleup and to ensure children are properly secured every time we travel in a vehicle in 1958 bohlin came to volvo in sweden from the aircraft industry where he worked on jet ejector seats including restraints when he began developing an automotive seat belt he realized that a truly effective safety harness would need to restrain both the chest and lap fit people automatically in the most advantageous position stay in position under extreme stress and be anchored low alongside the wearer for maximum safety and comfort his solution today standard around the world was innovative simple and extraordinarily effective in a study of 28000 collisions in sweden after the belts were introduced in some volvo models the bohlin belts were more than 60 per cent effective in saving lives and preventing injuries in collisions this study became a key tool in encouraging seat belt legislation in many jurisdictions around the world oafety its inf cor canadian blood services in your community or call 18006682866 the canadian i blood services this message brought to you as a community service of the 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