Nobody wore seatbelts in 1965
Just saying.
shareNot sure about the USA but in Australia they were an option from at least 1960 onwards. Possibility earlier. But they were lap belts till 1966.
shareFirst of all, let me get this out of the way. I know I'm late to the table.... So many movies, so little time. I Just watched this for the first time last weekend.
I thought the very same thing. We never wore seat belts in the 60's. I don't recall anyone doing that. Most seat belts were shoved into the crack of the seat so that you could sit comfortably.
We only started wearing them in the 80's when the law said we had to.
I am all for wearing them. We should have known then, what we know now.
In any case, I was mildly amused and surprised that the folks were wearing them in this movie.
I agree. No one in my family ever wore seat belts in the 60's or the 70's and neither did I. I'm sure there were exceptions and that some folks did, but I never knew anyone to do so. The whole reason it became the law in the 80's is because too many people were dying in crashes because not enough people wore the belts.
shareIt's strange. We were never really shown back then that if you are going 50, 60 miles an hour that you are going to fly just as fast in a crash!
Back to the movie though..... The mother struck me to be the type of woman who wouldn't dream of wrinkling her clothes by wearing a seat belt. LOL! I knew many ladies who felt that way even when it became mandatory to wear them.
I agree, she did seem that type :-)