End of the Bench Seat

Another reason we got "left" and "right" seat belts is it leaves marks on the body in a crash and the police can positively identify who was sitting in the drivers seat and who wasn't.

Bench seats made it easier to switch drivers while moving....the bf who is drunk and suspended from driving could be going 95 in a 70 zone at 3 am with his sober 20 year old gf right next to him. When they noticed the police way back there coming after them, its switch time at 80 mph, lol

Bet that happen more then once in a while back in the 70's when most cars had bench seats. Today its almost impossible to quickly and smoothly switch..you likely crash the car trying to.

Maybe thats why the bench seat is no more.