The bottom one looks pretty decent if the speed limit is 25. And you get to leash walk your 10 year old. Win win

I remember when I was a kid and my relatives had cars with no seatbelts or no seatbelts on the back seats. And I think they were legal at the time. It wasn't long before the law required seatbelts on cars.

$1.88 would have kept me from slamming my face into the dashboard when I was 2 or 3. Mom said I left teeth marks in it.

I kind of wonder if it's better than any alternative in the time period. Cars had no crumple zones, no air bags, all metal dashboards, lap belts only at best, and thin pillars and door panels. Maybe suspended in the center of the car was the safest place for a baby lol

Also also elders: well those of us who survived are here to talk about it so it was fine!!

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Fuck I can't imagine coming across car wrecks with babies splattered across the inside

So, do you have to sit to piss in Turkish restrooms?

They basically didn’t. I remember in the late 70s staying up in the back seat like that one picture but with no strap. I used to lean on the back with my arms up in the top of the seats just lounging.

I feel like there are some stories behind the specifics of this poster

Yup. Small diameter pipes, can’t handle it. Also common in Greece (or at least on some of the islands, or at least on some of the islands ~20 years ago).

Elders: respect us, because we are wiser than you

Also elders: let's put this baby in a sling for maximum momentum

I learned a couple of years ago that many, if not most, countries don't have plumbing that can handle TP, so it has to go into the trashcan. I need to know more about how people handle the stank issue.

Ahhh… the infamous ’sling-shot’ bed!!

Had a friend with a mostly accurate restoration '68 1/2 fastback Mustang, and just about everyone begged him to put shoulder belts and headrests in it. It was popularly called the Whiplash Machine. He didn't drive crazy, either, but it was a fairly abrupt car.

Chevy catapult?

In the 00's we had a 1985 toyota starlet without seatbelts in the back seat. By dutch law the car was old enough for it not to be a requirement. We drove all the way to spain and back without getting stopped too.

Prevent spills from sudden stops

I've been going bottom right this whole time.... Are you meaning to tell me I've been doing it wrong?

My dad collects antique cars, he has to add after market seatbelts to a lot of them.

what… toilet paper? the pooped stained toilet paper must go somewhere else? where??? in the now stinky garbage can next to the shitter????

They did, but they weren't a legal requirement

Wait… you aren’t allowed to stand on the seat facing the wall with shoes or bare feet? So, socks only? That seems kind of dangerously slippery. But if you really want to drop a duece Bomber-style you need to have the height to get the satisfying splash.

1961 for the auto strap and 1970 for the lull-a-baby car hammock

That one red circle isn't crossed out. Does that mean it's only frowned upon, but still acceptable?