INSURANCE BASICS: ARE THE DANGERS OF AIR BAGS INFLATED?

This article discusses air bags and their excellent record for saving lives. It notes that there are some instances when air bags might be considered more of a potential harm than a lifesaving device. It describes these instances, and it lists the criteria one should use when considering deactivating air bags through an on-off switch.

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  AAA Potomac

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• Authors:
  • Rensbarger, F
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 34a
• Serial:
  • AAA World
  • Publisher: AAA Potomac
  • ISSN: 0279-0270

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Fatalities; Injuries; Safety; Switches (Electricity); Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00797150
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-042 804
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 27 2000 12:00AM