Mark Moburg wrote:
> At 09:10 AM 7/22/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>
> Actually, what you have encountered is a remnant from a
> little-remembered
> "safety" device, used ONLY on 1974 model year cars sold in the U.S.:
> the
> seat belt-ignition interlock. This irritating little device prevented
> a car
> from being started unless the seat belts were fastened first, and was
> also
> wired into a buzzer that sounded any time the ignition was in the
> "run"
> position and the seat belt unfastened (no timer as on newer cars, it
> would
> just buzz and buzz and buzz). Public outcry was so tremendous, the
> Feds
>
>
Had one of those gadgets back then, on a Datsun 610 I believe. Also had
a fairly large German Shepherd who enjoyed riding in the front seat. He
was heavy enough to trip the weight switch when he sat back in the seat.
Naturally, this would sound the buzzer. The buzzer was located behind
the dashboard. The sound intrigued him, so he would lean forward to see
where the sound was coming from. The weight shift would de-activate the
switch and the buzzer would stop. No more sound. He'd sit back down,
etc., etc., etc. This would go on for quite a while. Thanks for
listening.
Bud Krueger
52TD
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