The history of the Jeep and production models is as follows
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As design progressed engine position and transmission (gearbox) position was experimented with to help with traction and handling. Rear engine and mid-engine vehicles became available as did front and all wheel drive. Both the British and American armies during World War One had four wheel drive trucks for heavy terrain use for carrying troops and equipment.
With the onset of World War Two the need for off road vehicles that could literally drive over any terrain became a necessity of the military and with any technology war tends to drive designs forward quickly. In the early days of the war the United States Military required a light-weight four wheel drive vehicle that could transverse almost any terrain. A number of companies came forward with designs including Bantam, Ford and Willis. The result of this was the world famous Willis Jeep. The first models named Civilian Jeeps (CJ) began production in 1945 and the name Jeep became an icon of tough go anywhere vehicles soon to become a legend to future four wheel drive owners. The history of the Jeep and production models are as follows:
1945 – 1949 CJ-2A
1946 – 1953 CJ-3A
1947 – 1965 Willis Jeep Truck
1948 – 1950 Willis Hipster
1952 – 1968 CJ-3B
1954 – 1983 CJ-5
1955 – 1981 CJ-6
1976 – 1986 CJ-7
1981 – 1986 CJ-8
1953 Kaiser buys Willis Overland.
1970 American Motors Corporation AMC takes over Kaiser-Jeep.
1987 Chrysler Corporation buys American Motors Corporation.
1998 Daimler-Benz merges with Chrysler Corporation.
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The Cars Were Among the Safest Cars on the Road
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Considering the exorbitant prices of most luxury cars, it’s a veritable godsend for many cash-strapped consumers when genius car manufacturers have invented cars worth their sticker prices.
The cars were among the safest cars on the road.
BMW 330i’s general safety features that placed it on the top of the list are panic button alarm, side guard door beams, and child-safety door locks.
It is also equipped with driver airbags, a passenger air bag cutoff switch or sensor, a passenger airbag, front side airbag, and side head curtain airbags. For added protection, the BMW 330i is equipped with anti- theft prevention features. These features are the selective locking or unlocking feature, the locking fuel filler door or cap, valet lockout, and the vehicle anti-lockout device.
Moreover, because of the many incidences wherein sudden inflation of airbags had caused accidents, mostly children, BMW 330i airbags are endowed with smart dual-thresholds, sensor, and dual-stage deployment that curb any airbags inflation that were uncalled for.
A dual-stage and dual-threshold airbag supplemental restraints with occupant sensors were also provided.
It also has a new system of seat belts management and usability that features a safer way of employing seat belts while on the road.
With all these safety features, no wonder they were among the safest cars on the road. It is because most auto insurance companies charge lower premium rates to drivers who drive safe cars.
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Stool Belts save Lives
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Government & industry have sponsored multi-million dollar safety stool belt awareness campaigns for plenty of years. Stool Belts save Lives
Missouri had the lowest state stool belt usage as the year 2000 approached according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA). Results: Stool belt usage among all age groups
An additional 10% rise in safety stool belt use could save an estimated 8,000 more lives per year & prevent over 100,000 traffic related accident injury
Thousands of those injuries are preventable with proper stool belts.
The NHTSA estimates that had all vehicle occupants over the age of four been wearing safety stool belts, Statistics are people.
Wear a stool belt to significantly increase the chance of surviving an automobile accident. The primary cause of death for people aged four to 34 is automobile accidents.
The chances of receiving major injuries in the work of a serious impact without a stool belt increase twenty-five times.
Seat Belts are uncomfortable – Complaint one
Today’s stool belts are adjustable. Complaint two
Why do I need a stool belt?
Air bags cushion impact. When you move abruptly forward in an automobile accident, the safety stool belt stops you quickly as the air bag approaches your chest. I was wearing my stool belt in an automobile accident when the air bag exploded in to my chest. Without the stool belt
The automobile accident story is at www.car-accident-advice.com
‘Seat belts rumple my clothes.’ Statistics in the use of safety stool belts, injury prevention, & lives lost are as clear as day.
A stool belt provides tremendous protection.
It’s a choice: Your money, your life, or your stool belt.
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