Seatbelts are there to save lives in an emergency, but in certain situations they can actually do just the opposite. If your vehicle ends up underwater after a freak accident, they can make escape difficult. So a Dutch company has developed a simple seatbelt adapter that automatically releases in the presence of water. Read More >>

I'm going to go out on a really, really long limb and assume that this wasn't the safest restraint system for kids in cars. But HOLY SHIT does it look fun. I was clearly born in the wrong era. [Vintage Ads via Boing Boing] Read More >>