6 Weird Beliefs People Had 50 Years Ago 

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2. Seat belts? What are those? 

Who can forget the Rambler American 220, the Imperial LeBaron by Chrysler, and Ford’s Mustang? The 60s gave us a lot of iconic cars, but safety was not a priority for the average American. 

Another strange belief that people had fifty years ago is that seat belts were useless and they were only good at restraining you. When seat belts became standard equipment in the 1960s, most individuals refused to wear them, despite new evidence showing that seat belt use might prevent injuries or death in car crashes.

In 1885, Edward J. Claghorn developed the first automotive safety belt, primarily to prevent tourists from falling out of New York taxicabs. However, many automobile manufacturers did not even provide seat belts as an option until the mid-1950s.

Some believed, mistakenly, that being hurled free of a collision was preferable to being stuck within one by wearing a seat belt. A lot of people removed the belts from their vehicles. Others went to court to fight seat belt laws. The 60s were wild and many folks had weird beliefs. 

Today, seat belts have become more popular among Americans, with more than 90% using them on a regular basis. New Hampshire, with its license plates that read “Live free or die,” is the only state without a seat belt law.

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199 comments on “6 Weird Beliefs People Had 50 Years Ago ”

  1. This is an opinion. Sugar in excess is harmful, however used in moderation is beneficial. In a study of people using sugar alternatives vs sugar users. The alternative group gained more weight and were found to have mild neurological slowing. The brain has a glucose sensor which depresses appetite. The brain can only use glucose or ketones as fuel. I feel this is a fanatical view point. No one should overdue sugar intake but sugar is a necessary dietary item.

  2. I am really surprised to read this. For all the time I can remember, sugar was known for causing diabetes. It was also known as bad for teeth.

  3. Condoms and birth control pills are evil practices
    Wife should stay at home and raise kids while serving as servants to their husband
    Cellphone signal is enough to crash a plane down
    the stigma on AIDS
    Computers will crash in 2000

  4. It should be up to the person if they want to put a stupid seatbelt on than they can if not than it is still there right to choose what they want to do.

  5. OK If a woman has a baby and later decides she want to be a man( because of our Society: He/ She can do that!) It is still a woman who had the baby. If men in a marriage decide to adopt they qualify to be a family.

  6. Glucose (sugar) is essential to control appetite. There is a glucose receptor in the brain that helps indicate satiation. Glucose is also essential since it is the primary fuel used by the brain. Amino acids, triglycerides do not fuel the brain. Too much glucose is not healthy but when taken in moderation or in complex carbohydrate forms they are brain and muscle fuel. Too little glucose leads to ketone formation which is more damaging to the body. Your supposition is wrong and dangerous. Artificial sweeteners do more harm than good.

  7. Still think set belts are a government dictate idea and a show of power Yes they can help but have known many killed that WAS wearing them Just something else to make money from on a auto

  8. slick Willy Clinton was the socialist, control freak that FORCED the seatbelt law down the throats of the “free & several” (sovereign) states. Threatening to BLACKMAIL and extort federal highway funds from those state that didn’t comply. Many in Amerika are still under the illusion that they are free. IF you don’t pay the taxes to your masters in gov’t., YOU will see how free you are(n’t). wise up ye sheeople, we only have 4 years to restore the republic. Are you tired of paying to be abused? your money wasted on others (mostly communist), and NOT your evil empire (former country)? RESIST them, they are sissies & perverts. Fear GOD, and not man (covid). grow a pair (see Peter West down below) (the Gestapo needs to be defunded) (the unGREATful SOCIETY too)

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