# @toronto_archives on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUBDQ5CjPKl
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/54415020-toronto-archives-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-27T13:50:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** City of Toronto Archives (@toronto_archives) — https://gondola.cc/toronto_archives

## Caption

January, 1976: The Convincer comes to the Scarborough Civic Centre. This device was designed to allow members of the public to experience a lower-impact head-on collision in the hope that some mild whiplash would teach them the importance of always wearing a seatbelt in the car.

1. Series 1162, File 1133, Item 7.
2. Series 1162, File 1133, Item 6.

#TOHistory #TorontoArchives #seatbelts

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seatbelts, torontoarchives, tohistory

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