Stapp became a strong early proponent of automobile seat belts.

斯塔普是力主在汽车上采用座椅安全带的早期创导者。

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Stapp became a strong early proponent of automobile seat belts.

斯塔普是力主在汽车上采用座椅安全带的早期倡导者。

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Colonel John Stapp rides a rocket sled at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Credit: US Air Force.

照片拍摄自加利福尼亚州爱德华兹空军基地，美国空军上校约翰·斯·塔普骑坐在火箭雪橇上。

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Let me thank a few people -- Major Stapp for all his work and leadership, and his wife and his family, all of your families who have helped.

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As he had long felt that the safety measures he was developing for military aircraft should also be used for civilian automobiles, Stapp also campaigned for the installation of seat belts and other safety features in American cars.

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According to the official website of the US Air Force, Stapp is also credited with coining one of the most famous phrases in American history when he suffered injuries owing to a mistake by one of his assistants Captain Murphy.

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