Airbags

A new airbag control system called SeatSentry that automatically identifies whether a front seat passenger is an adult or child and allows or disables the passenger seat airbag accordingly. SeatSentry also detects mass, shape and weight to determine if the "passenger" is a sack of groceries or a person. It is sturdy enough to last the life of the seat. Some cars are equipped wit

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They are most effective during purely frontal collisions (primary impact point of 12 o’clock), offer mild protection during offset frontal collisions (primary impact point between 10 and 12 o’clock), and offer no significant protection in other collision configurations (NHTSA, 1998). However if I were asked if I wanted an airbag or not I would say yes and simply encourage riding in the back for my children. Certainly however there must be a way to find a happy medium. With no protection other than a seatbelt the risk of a person dying in an accident is reduced 45%. The airbag related deaths and injuries have taken its toll on our society. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration points out that airbags and seatbelts work together, yet airbags don’t improve your survival rate that much.

Fatality Rate

Airbags: are they lifesavers or killers? Airbags have saved lives, but they take lives as well. Most of deaths have been among small adults and young children, some of which weren’t wearing seatbelts. It is very difficult to understand why the risk of dying doesn’t decrease that much with an airbag present.

Prefer or not Prefer

Given the information above my decision is not so clear as it once was. This is probably the most likely cause of future problems with airbags. Though I know we have never turned it off even when my eight-year old sister rides in the front. h these seat sensors today; others will follow as federal regulations kick in, mandating such sensors starting with 2006 model year vehicles. I know I have a car with a small key used to turn the airbag on and off this seems to me to be an innovative tool.

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