Wait... they didn't wear seatbelts?

Up until the 1980s kids didn’t have to wear seatbelts in cars... there were no rules about baby and toddler seats either.

This episode will answer questions like:

When were seatbelt laws introduced in Australia?

When did baby seats become mandatory in Australia?

Why is it compulsory to wear a seatbelt?

When were seatbelts invented?

Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.