SHORT DRIVERS AND AIR BAGS

Short drivers, who often must sit close to the steering wheel, may be at risk for air bag caused fatalities. Of the 18 drivers killed by air bags since 1990, 15 were women averaging 5 feet, 1 1/2 inches. Regulators think air bags have saved more short drivers than they have harmed but are studying the issue. For now, the National Safety Council urges short drivers to wear seat belts, raise the seat and move it as far back as possible, and consider pedal extenders, available at shops that convert vehicles for the disabled.

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• Publication Date: 1996-11-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 78
• Serial:
  • US News & World Report
  • Volume: 121
  • Issue Number: 19
  • Publisher: US News and World Report, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0041-5537

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Distance; Drivers; Fatalities; Females; Height; Safety engineering; Seat belts; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Air bag injuries
• Old TRIS Terms: Distance from airbag; Pedal extenders; Short drivers
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00743864
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-042 425
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 19 1997 12:00AM