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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 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.
To this category belong seat belts, deformation zones and air-bags, etc. Advancement in passive safety systems has progressed very far over the years, and the automotive industry has shifted its attention to active safety where there are still a lot of new unexplored areas.
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 ...
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 parent company of Chrysler and Dodge is recalling a total of 318,000 vehicles over air bag parts that can potentially shatter and cause injury.
This is a list of auto parts, which are manufactured components of automobiles.This list reflects both fossil-fueled cars (using internal combustion engines) and electric vehicles; the list is not exhaustive.
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]