Seat Belt credited with saving 1,000,000 lives
Amman, August 24, 2009-- Volvo has recently celebrated the 50 Year Anniversary of the invention of the now standard 3-point seat belt that was first installed on a Volvo - the PV544 - in 1959, and which has been credited with saving well over one million lives over the last 50 years.
Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin invented the V-shaped three-point safety belt in the late 1950s, and it has been a standard feature on the front and rear seats of all Volvo cars as far back as 1967, prior to any other car. To this day, the three-point safety belt remains the car's single most important safety feature. It is the most widely used and most significant safety innovation in the automobile's more than 120 year long history.
"The three-point safety belt has been saving lives for 50 years, and it will continue to save lives for the foreseeable future," stated Wisam Alawi, Volvo Brand Manager in Jordan, who went on to say, "Volvo and Mahmoudia Motors recommends that every car occupant should wear a seat belt as every percentage of increased usage makes a difference and saves more lives."
According to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis, it is estimated that in the USA each percentage increase in belt usage would save 270 lives a year. Studies by the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) concerning Europe show that another 7000 lives would be saved if all EU countries increased their usage of the seat belt. With the increasing number of cars in the Arab world, it is estimated that thousands of lives around the region would be saved if more people wore seatbelts.
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About Mahmoudia Motors
Mahmoudia Motors, established in 1999 as part of Al Mahmoudia Holding, is the dealer of Jaguar and Volvo cars in Jordan. Mahmoudia Motors is known for providing its customers with quality and outstanding services.
About Volvo
The Volvo Group has its origin in 1927 when the first Volvo car rolled off the production line at the factory in Göteborg, Sweden. The brand Volvo has come a long way since then, covering about 100 countries, comprising some 2400 sales outlets and service workshops around the world, including about 1500 in Europe and 400 in North America. The brand Volvo exudes road safety, quality, excitement and environmental control. Being the pioneers of technologies such as dual-stage airbags, seat-belt pretension and the innovative BLIS (Blind Spot Information System) has enhances the brands own vision to "be the world's most desired and successful premium car brand", aiming to "create the safest and most exciting car experience for modern families".
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