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National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety

WASHINGTON (AP).- In a special ceremony, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History accepted a donation of objects related to 75 years of auto-safety innovation and initiatives from 10 individuals, companies and organizations, including General Motors, the American Automobile Association, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Volvo. The objects will become part of the museum’s permanent research collection that illustrates the evolution of automobile safety. The objects represent technological achievements such as seat belts, crash-test dummies, energy absorbing features, ignition interlock and alcohol detection devices, as well as driver education and public-awareness campaigns. Among the objects accepted into the collection are the original “Vince and Larry” crash-test