Things you could order over 50 years ago that you can't order now !

[Oaktree]

And those vent windows worked really well too! Had some problems with the AC in the truck and I was wishing for a vent window.......

I liked the floor vents cars had before A/C was standard. Open a vent and crack a rear window, perfect for highway driving.

 

[Oaktree]

50 years ago, you could just jump on your motorcycle and go. Not helmet or any thing. 50 years ago you didn't have to pay for an annual infection species tax on your boat. Didn't have to wear seat belts in the car, You could drive to any Oregon Beach and it was free. Didn't even need an ORV permit to run the dunes or in the common Forest Woods. All changed now, as everyone wants a cut, and they want a beach access fee money and ORV money. You can't smoke a cigarette on an Oregon beach or have your dog off leash. Can't have a campfire, or stay over night in all the interesting areas that use to be free to over night with a camp fire.

50 years ago most states required motorcycle helmets, it wasn't until the mid-late 70s that some states repealed those laws. My state still doesn't require seatbelts if you're over 18. IMHO, you're stupid if you don't use both.

As far as the rest of the stuff you mentioned, most of it got restricted because a few ruined it for everyone else...ATV riders who'd tear up the terrain, irresponsible dog owners who'd let it run free and harass wildlife, crap everywhere, etc., "wilderness" campers who'd leave all their trash behind (and maybe a smoldering campfire), boaters who'd transfer invasive species because they were too lazy to wash off their boat. The list goes on. If people had been more respectful maybe a lot of these restrictions wouldn't have needed to be imposed.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I remember when the first girl in our class got pregnant, must have been the summer before 9th grade. I never saw her again.

Only one I knew of in school was my Sr year HS..she was suddenly gone. The county school superintendents daughter.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

And those vent windows worked really well too! Had some problems with the AC in the truck and I was wishing for a vent window.......

Later,
Dan

My dad called these ball coolers.

 

[JasperFrank]

I wonder if in the next few years, people will be required to have home owner's insurance, with exculsions for wild fires and such. I mean you have to have it on your car and motorcycle all ready in my State. And they have lobbyists that work day and night, to get legislation in. Right now the insurance companies are just dropping policies left and right for owners: Meaning that they get no money. Right now they are selective of the areas, but at some point, they will want to recoup their losses here, and spread the loss out to include everyone, with some sort of law. I don't insure my boat, yet in some areas, this also became a requirement for attending a meeting.

 

[SouthernSky]

50 years ago most states required motorcycle helmets, it wasn't until the mid-late 70s that some states repealed those laws. My state still doesn't require seatbelts if you're over 18. IMHO, you're stupid if you don't use both.

I remember around 1980 or 1981 when I was stationed in Albuquerque, there was a mayoral election and one woman running had plans to install seat belts on motorcycles.

She lost.

 

[stuckmotor]

50 years ago most states required motorcycle helmets, it wasn't until the mid-late 70s that some states repealed those laws. My state still doesn't require seatbelts if you're over 18. IMHO, you're stupid if you don't use both.

As far as the rest of the stuff you mentioned, most of it got restricted because a few ruined it for everyone else...ATV riders who'd tear up the terrain, irresponsible dog owners who'd let it run free and harass wildlife, crap everywhere, etc., "wilderness" campers who'd leave all their trash behind (and maybe a smoldering campfire), boaters who'd transfer invasive species because they were too lazy to wash off their boat. The list goes on. If people had been more respectful maybe a lot of these restrictions wouldn't have needed to be imposed.

Sometimes I wonder how many people are killed while trying to fasten their seatbelts while driving, or trying to reach into their pocketswith the seatbelt restricting access

 

[lman]

I remember around 1980 or 1981 when I was stationed in Albuquerque, there was a mayoral election and one woman running had plans to install seat belts on motorcycles.

She lost.

Airbags are installed on some bikes now.

 

[ponytug]

And you can get them for horseback riding!

Best Equestrian Air Vest (A Buyer’s Guide)

Falling from your horse is painful and potentially fatal. Choosing the right equestrian air vest decreases your chance of debilitating injuries.

www.equestrianmag.com

They inflate in less than 10ms, and can provide additional neck support as well as chest and abdominal protection. Of course, it helps to wear a helmet as well...

All the best,

Peter

 

[Larry Caldwell]

50 years ago most states required motorcycle helmets, it wasn't until the mid-late 70s that some states repealed those laws. My state still doesn't require seatbelts if you're over 18. IMHO, you're stupid if you don't use both.

As far as the rest of the stuff you mentioned, most of it got restricted because a few ruined it for everyone else...ATV riders who'd tear up the terrain, irresponsible dog owners who'd let it run free and harass wildlife, crap everywhere, etc., "wilderness" campers who'd leave all their trash behind (and maybe a smoldering campfire), boaters who'd transfer invasive species because they were too lazy to wash off their boat. The list goes on. If people had been more respectful maybe a lot of these restrictions wouldn't have needed to be imposed.

Laws are only needed because of the failure of personal responsibility. Remember when it was as easy to buy dynamite as it was to buy a shovel?

 

[stuckmotor]

I remember around 1980 or 1981 when I was stationed in Albuquerque, there was a mayoral election and one woman running had plans to install seat belts on motorcycles.

She lost.

Albuquerque must be one big place. We drove around it on our trip out west and it seemed like we'd never get past it. It's the only big city I remember from the trip. The other thing I remember from the drive is the high number of pickup trucks with passengers riding in the bed. I sometimes wonder how the seat belt laws affected that.

 

[stuckmotor]

And you can get them for horseback riding!

Best Equestrian Air Vest (A Buyer’s Guide)

Falling from your horse is painful and potentially fatal. Choosing the right equestrian air vest decreases your chance of debilitating injuries.

www.equestrianmag.com

They inflate in less than 10ms, and can provide additional neck support as well as chest and abdominal protection. Of course, it helps to wear a helmet as well...

All the best,

Peter

 

[ponytug]

@stuckmotor I love that cartoon. It is a personal favorite.

All the best, Peter

 

[JethroB]

I believe our county school system had a special class in a remote-ish building for pregnant girls at the ‘big’ HS. We had three high schools, two small rural ones (1-12) and the big school in the county seat. The PG girls went to town. Rarely saw them again. Or they made a quick trip to Atlanta. Or mostly got married quick. Abstinence was the rule of the day …. with teenager, and big cars back then with real back seats. Righttttt.

 

[stuckmotor]

@stuckmotor I love that cartoon. It is a personal favorite.

All the best, Peter

Glad you like it Peter. I think I first saw it in our local farm co-op.

 

[lman]

We call the E.P.A. emissions control system a fertilizer collector

 

[dmccarty]

Albuquerque must be one big place. We drove around it on our trip out west and it seemed like we'd never get past it. It's the only big city I remember from the trip. The other thing I remember from the drive is the high number of pickup trucks with passengers riding in the bed. I sometimes wonder how the seat belt laws affected that.

Had to be a few decades ago now, but NC passed a law preventing children from riding in the bed of a truck, though if they have a seat belt, there is an adult with them, part of a parade, farm work, or an emergency, it is legal. However, to get that law passed, a couple of counties in Eastern NC were excluded. The representatives would only vote for the law if their counties did not have to comply.

When we lived in the city, there was an idiot father that would let his kids, and neighborhood kids, ride in the bed of his truck. The problem was not that they were in the bed but that he would let them sit on the rails. Sitting in the bed is not really that dangerous, and I did it quite a bit as a kid, but sitting on the bed rails is nuts.

Later,
Dan

 

[stuckmotor]

I believe our county school system had a special class in a remote-ish building for pregnant girls at the ‘big’ HS. We had three high schools, two small rural ones (1-12) and the big school in the county seat. The PG girls went to town. Rarely saw them again. Or they made a quick trip to Atlanta. Or mostly got married quick. Abstinence was the rule of the day …. with teenager, and big cars back then with real back seats. Righttttt.

On the first day of seventh grade there was a girl in the class who'd been held back from the class ahead of us and possibly a class before that. She was taller than most of us and drop dead gorgeous. From the few glimpses I got of her she looked like a model. I was looking forward to feasting my eyes on her all year but it wasn't to be. On the second day, she slipped out the side door, drove to the next county with her boyfriend and got married. She was another beauty I never saw again.

 

[grsthegreat]

And you can get them for horseback riding!

Best Equestrian Air Vest (A Buyer’s Guide)

Falling from your horse is painful and potentially fatal. Choosing the right equestrian air vest decreases your chance of debilitating injuries.

www.equestrianmag.com

They inflate in less than 10ms, and can provide additional neck support as well as chest and abdominal protection. Of course, it helps to wear a helmet as well...

All the best,

Peter

a neighbor i know got one of these after he took a spill off of the horse and had multiple broken ribs, etc.

 

[grsthegreat]

Had to be a few decades ago now, but NC passed a law preventing children from riding in the bed of a truck, though if they have a seat belt, there is an adult with them, part of a parade, farm work, or an emergency, it is legal. However, to get that law passed, a couple of counties in Eastern NC were excluded. The representatives would only vote for the law if their counties did not have to comply.

When we lived in the city, there was an idiot father that would let his kids, and neighborhood kids, ride in the bed of his truck. The problem was not that they were in the bed but that he would let them sit on the rails. Sitting in the bed is not really that dangerous, and I did it quite a bit as a kid, but sitting on the bed rails is nuts.

Later,
Dan

remember the old Subaru pickups with an actual seat permanently installed in bed of truck. Subaru brat as i recall