All About Airbag Safety

All About Airbag Safety

AIRBAGS CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE, BUT THEY ALSO CAN CAUSE INJURY AIRBAGS ARE EXTREMELY POWERFUL, deploying at speeds as high as 200 mph 200MPH and within milliseconds of a crash. 1) FRONTAL COLLISION AIRBAGS (Steering wheel and passenger’s side dash mounted) 1 Protect the head and torso 1 Different Types Of Airbags 2) FRONTAL COLLISION PASSENGER SIDE FRONT ADAPTIVE AIRBAGS (Standard in 2007 models 2 and newer) Detect presence, weight 2 and seat position Deactivate or depower for children, small persons or occupants who are out of standard seating position Different Types Of Airbags 3) FRONT AND BACK SIDE AIRBAGS Protect torso Different Types Of Airbags 4) SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS Protect head 4 Shield from flying debris Stay inflated longer to provide greater 4 protection in side impact and rollover collisions • FRONTAL AIRBAGS • SIDE AIRBAGS with helped save 2,213 lives in head protection help 2012. REDUCE DRIVER DEATH in driver-side crashes by • FRONTAL AIRBAGS 37% in a car and 52% in help reduce deaths an SUV. AMONG DRIVERS BY 29% AND FRONT-SEAT PASSENGERS BY 32%. • CHILDREN • ADULTS • INJURED 38 CHILDREN • INJURED 15 ADULTS • KILLED 180 CHILDREN • KILLED 104 ADULTS TIPS & TRICKS • Always wear a seat belt. • Keep no fewer than 10 inches between both the driver’s body and the center of the steering wheel airbag and the front-seat passenger and the dashboard airbag. • Move the seat as far back as safely possible. • NEVER let children younger than 12 ride in the front seat. • Service airbags IMMEDIATELY if the airbag light is illuminated or blinking. • Always replace airbags after deployment..

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