the man also was key in getting seat belts in all cars. while working for the airforce he convinced the DoD to let him keep doing his research by letting them know that "more Air Force pilots died each year in car wrecks than in plane crashes.". http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume9/v9i5/murphy/murphy2.html
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