The traditional seat installed in American automobiles was the bench seat. This seat featured a continuous pad running the full width of the cabin. This typically allowed three people to sit abreast. Compare this to the bucket seat, that has a space between the two front seats. The bucket seat has largely replaced the bench seat; the bucket is viewed as "sportier" and smaller cars have made the middle position less viable. For high performance cars, bucket seats help keep the driver in place during high accelerations. Some larger cars are still available with bench seats, as are some trucks, which would only be able to seat two if bucket seats were fitted. Car redirects here. ... A bucket seat is an upholstered seat in a car, truck, or motorboat that seats one person. ... Trucks are a rock band whose most popular release is Its just porn mum (23 September 2002). ...

In almost all cars equipped with bench seats the transmission selector or shifter is moved to the steering column, and the emergency brake is activated by a pedal in the driver's footwell.

The bench seat--as well as some other older car features--are celebrated in the song Stickshifts and Safety Belts by Cake (band). The bench seat, steering column mounted shifter, and lack of seat belts are praised, as this allows a loved one to sit in contact with the driver. However, most modern bench seats do provide seat belts for all occupants. CAKE, 2002 Cake (often spelled CAKE, with all capital letters) is a band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1991. ... Shifter has multiple meanings: In science fiction, fantasy fiction and roleplaying games, it is often used as a short form of shapeshifter. ... A three-point seat belt. ...