OVERBLOWN: EXAMINING THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF AUTOMOTIVE AIR BAGS
One of the major safety innovations on automobiles in recent years are air bags which deploy in a collision to help reduce injury or prevent death. Air bags are credited with saving a number of lives, yet they are not a panacea for accident/injury reduction. This paper reviews the issues and some of the available evidence regarding the costs and effectiveness of automotive air bags and the implications for Canada. It begins with a brief summary of how air bags work. It summarizes evidence on the effectiveness of air bags; and addresses the costs and benefits of air bags. Some research needs are identified and brief conclusions follow.
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Corporate Authors:
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada S7N 0W0 -
Authors:
- Waters, W G
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Conference:
- Transportation: Emerging Realities. Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Date: 1997-5-25 to 1997-5-28
- Publication Date: 1997
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 625-643
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Serial:
- Publication of: Saskatchewan University, Canada
- Publisher: University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- ISSN: 1183-2770
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air bags; Benefit cost analysis; Crash data; Safety; Vehicle safety
- Geographic Terms: Canada
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00797498
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 21 2000 12:00AM