20 Car Things That Are ILLEGAL Now But Normal In The 1970s

Remember when cars were basically death traps with wheels, and nobody seemed to care? In this video, we're taking a wild ride back to the 1970s when automotive safety was just a suggestion and common sense took a backseat to convenience. From kids bouncing around in pickup truck beds to parents casually sipping beers while driving, we're exploring twenty shocking car practices that were perfectly normal in the seventies but would land you in serious legal trouble today. Get ready for a nostalgic journey through an era when seatbelts were optional, drunk driving was barely illegal, and every family road trip was basically a game of survival roulette. #1970s #cars #safety #nostalgia #history -------------------- CHAPTERS 00:00 intro 00:32 Riding in Pickup Truck Beds 01:43 No Seatbelts Required 02:54 Kids in the Front Seat 03:54 Open Container Laws? What Open Container Laws? 04:56 Drunk Driving Was Barely Illegal 05:59 Leaded Gasoline Everywhere 06:58 Child Car Seats Were Optional Decorations 07:54 Chrome Bumper Battering Rams 08:48 Rigid Steering Columns of Death 09:46 No Airbags, No Problem 10:45 Doors Made of Tissue Paper 11:46 Metal Dashboards of Pain 12:42 Rumble Seats and Trunk Riding 13:40 Cigarettes and Cars, Perfect Together 14:44 Blind Spot Design Excellence 15:42 Emissions? What Emissions? 16:41 Safety Features Are For Sissies 17:32 Fuel Tanks Designed by Pyromanics 18:28 Power Windows of Child Endangerment 19:25 Zero Backup Safety ------------------