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- ↑ "A HALF CENTURY OF ATTEMPTS TO RE-SOLVE VEHICLE OCCUPANT SAFETY: UNDERSTANDING SEATBELT AND AIRBAG TECHNOLOGYPage 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
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- ↑ A HALF CENTURY OF ATTEMPTS TO RE-SOLVE VEHICLE OCCUPANT SAFETY: UNDERSTANDING SEATBELT AND AIRBAG TECHNOLOGY PDF [ permanent dead link ]
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