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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  University of Saskatchewan, Canada

  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  Canada  S7N 0W0
• Authors:
  • Waters, W G
• 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
• 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