This is why we don't miss automatic seat belts

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This classic clip illustrates why we don't miss the dark days of active safety, when someone in the auto industry, probably Satan, thought automatic seat belts were a good idea. Also, remember when cars talked to you?

The combination of the talking Chrysler product — which can't figure out whether the door being "ajar" or the deployment of the seat belt is the more important announcement — and the woman being accosted by the auto belt makes this one, priceless cautionary tale: Safety can kill you.

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