Your Cars Airbags: I bet you didn’t know…

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Your Cars Airbags: I bet you didn’t know…

Airbag Fun Facts

Here are some neat Facts about your cars Airbag that I bet you didn’t know.

The first model sold that had airbags was the Oldsmobile Toronado in 1973.
The first car in the world which was equipped in standard feature with front airbags was the Porsche 944 Turbo in 1987.

In the beginning the airbag was not seen as an additional safety factor of safety belts. The air bag inventor actually wanted to replace the uncomfortable seatbelts.

The airbag moves up to 4500 mph within a second when deployed. A force of 200g is generated. They are designed to explode at an impact speed of 19 mph. The bag inflates within 40 milliseconds of a crash.

Airbags have saved more than 1,700 lives in the world. Since 1995 airbags have been deployed in vehicles more than 800,000 times. If your car is going more than 200 MPH the airbags will deploy
The airbags inflate from the electronic sensors. It senses the sudden deceleration.
11 percent of fatal injuries can be reduced because of an airbag.

If you think the airbags are used to replace seat belts, you are wrong: The seat belts decrease the the injury on the chest and the head. If you don’t have the seat belt and only the airbags, you can experience fatal injuries.

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