Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website A 1980s PSA encouraging people to wear seatbelts. Shot of seatbelt strap getting sewn (0:15). Young boy describing how a seatbelt works (0:20). Footage of Chrysler 1980s Plymouth Voyager (0:40). Woman with bob-haircut talking in the van (0:41). Woman tells anecdote of confusion on how to use seatbelts (1:20). Woman in blazer demonstrates how seatbelt mechanism works (1:23). Closeup of the mechanism of the seatbelt (1:25). Woman demonstrating halting mechanism on a seatbelt, how a sudden stop will halt the belt (1:40). Footage of seatbelt mechanisms getting manufactured (1:51). Young girl coloring talks about how it is a better to wear a seatbelt than not (2:10). Woman explains how belt restrains the strongest parts of your body (2:20). Footage of test dummy experiencing impact with properly adjusted seatbelt (2:31). Discussion with young girls on what would happen if you crashed without seatbelt (2:52). Woman talking about how in an accident, passenger will collide after impact (3:05). Car crash footage with test dummies (3:13). Young girl talking about what will happen if you crash without a seatbelt (3:24). Footage of car side rolling. 1970s station wagon in the background. Test dummy flying out the window (3:38). Young boy telling story of car crash (4:05). Woman talking about what would happen in a rear collision (4:26). How a passenger in the rear seat is still in danger (4:30). Footage of front of Chrysler 1980s Plymouth Voyager (4:40). Discussion on airbags and how they are not sufficient replacements for seatbelts (5:00). Shots of seatbelt mechanism getting manufactured (5:10). Several young boys talking about why they think people don’t wear seatbelts (5:25). Young girl talks about why people don’t wear seat belts (5:38). Woman narrates safety and comfort of seat belt. Footage of manufacturing of seat belts (6:10). Footage of classroom full of children talking about penalties for not wearing a seatbelt (6:20). Narration of anecdotes of people not wearing seatbelts (6:50). Footage of mannequins, including those of children, in a crash (7:00). Young girl explaining why seatbelts are in cars. Footage of car manufacturing (7:15). Automated PSA audio telling people to fasten seatbelts (7:35). Ending credits thank Chrysler Corporation, American Safety Equipment, and Chapin School (7:45). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
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