Hooray! Joint effort stops airbag deaths

It took a lot of work by a lot of people to get the results to add up to zero. But in this case, zero is a good thing. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's latest report on the subject shows that in 2007, for the first time since 1992, there were no child or adult deaths caused...

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Published inAutomotive News Vol. 82; no. 6317; p. 14
Main Author Haseltine, Phillip W
Format Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Detroit Crain Communications, Incorporated 21.07.2008
Subjects
Adults
Air bags
Automobile industry
Child restraints
Children & youth
Enforcement
Federal funding
Inflation
Passengers
Seat belts
Traffic accidents & safety
Vehicles
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Summary:It took a lot of work by a lot of people to get the results to add up to zero. But in this case, zero is a good thing. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's latest report on the subject shows that in 2007, for the first time since 1992, there were no child or adult deaths caused by deploying airbags. That fact shows what can be achieved when industry, government and safety groups work together. During the 1990s, reports of deaths caused by airbags were all too frequent. At least 180 children and 103 adults were killed by deploying airbags between 1990 and 2006. The victims were mostly children and small adults, and virtually all were improperly restrained or completely unrestrained. NHTSA's biennial reports are based on special investigations that the agency began conducting in response to those airbag-related injuries and deaths, most of which occurred in relatively low-speed crashes.
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