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Podcast: Witness History
Episode: The man who invented the seat belt
Description: In 1958, the late Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin invented the three-point safety belt for cars. It's estimated to have saved more than one million lives around the world.In 2022, Nils's stepson Gunnar Ornmark told Rachel Naylor about the inventorβs legacy.(Photo: Nils Bohlin modelling his invention. Credit: Volvo Cars Group)