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Airbag(s) mounted to the exterior of vehicles, so-called "pedestrian airbags", are designed to reduce injuries in the event of a vehicle to a pedestrian collision. [100] When a collision is detected the airbag will deploy and cover hard areas, such as a-pillars [101] and bonnet edges, before they can be struck by the pedestrian. [102]
The system consists of a mechanically [20] activated [21] side airbag that protects the front seat occupants torsos from hitting the cars interior. [22] In 1998, for the 1999 model year, the system was extensively redesigned.
The terms "active" and "passive" are simple but important terms in the world of automotive safety. "Active safety" is used to refer to technology assisting in the prevention of a crash and "passive safety" to components of the vehicle (primarily airbags, seatbelts and the physical structure of the vehicle) that help to protect occupants during a crash.
Subaru, Tesla, BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler Vans, Mercedes and Ferrari are recalling about 1.7 million vehicles to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators.
The chassis of these cars were reinforced, and each Impala was equipped with a high-performance 350 cubic-inch V8 engine, the same one used in the Corvette. ACRS used impact sensors mounted in the vehicle's front bumper in order to deploy the airbags , one of which was installed in a unique four-spoke steering wheel , and the other installed in ...
Volvo and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have released an expanded recall for just shy of 260,000 of its S60 and S80 sedans. Instead, these airbags were manufactured by ...
Although agencies need not consider every possible alternative, requiring air bags was an obvious option since that was part of the original regulations. The fact that the car companies, which "waged the regulatory equivalent of war" against airbags, would try to evade the regulations was not a reason to repeal them. [13]
Jennings ran the most routes on the team and led the wide receiver room in outside snap rate in Week 10. While Jennings never played out at X previously, his skill set translated to this gig due ...