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• Airbags kill more kids than school shootings .
• Government Opinion (Published) Keywords: AIRBAGS, SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, KILL KIDS, REGULATIONS, 2ND AMENDMENT, GUNS.
• Life with airbags has turned out very differently from the one promised by Joan Claybrook back in 1977. ...
• First, government forced this man to buy airbags, because bureaucrats in Washington know better than he what's needed for his well-being. ... Airbags have turned America's sense of justice on its head.
• Judge Spangel and the rest of society are groping now that we've bought fully into Claybrook's promise -about $40 billion worth of airbags on the road-only to discover that it defies common sense. Remember that airbags were sold as "passive restraints" for Beavis and Butt-head, that layer of society so brain dead it runs red lights and can't be bothered to buckle up.
• How many children should we trade off so that a few adults can escape crash deaths? That's the shame of airbags.
• NHTSA and the safety establishment have never leveled with us about airbags, either, and they're not coming clean in the case of Jacob Andrew Childs. ...
• I know of two children near here killed by airbags in similar 'crashes' - one, an infant, was in a rear-facing child seat during a parking-lot fender-bender. ...
• Most of the women in our family are also rather small - and therefore also at risk from airbags, especially when driving.
• Airbags are just another example of what bureaucrats and addled legislators will do basically because they have the power at the cost both the private sector and consumers.

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• Airbags May Bounce Back to Mars.
• A cocoon of airbags was successfully used on the U. ... Mars Pathfinder spacecraft in 1997: After rolling to a stop, the airbags deflated and the lander station released the Sojourner mini-rover that trekked over Martian hill and dale.
• Mars Pathfinder images show airbags to be the saving grace of the mission. ...
• If a Mars lander is the mission of choice, a 286-pound (130-kilogram) rover is to be cushioned on touchdown by airbags, similar to the system flown on Mars Pathfinder. ...
• , based in Frederica, Delaware, is up to their pressure gauges building Mars-bound airbags. ... The firm has now been tasked by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California to work on airbags for the possible 2003 Mars lander mission, said Mark Grahne, business development manager for the company.
• "From the standpoint of the technology, using airbags on the 2003 mission is not part of any go/no-go decision. ...
• ILC is relying on JPL's expertise in detailing what future Mars landing sites may be like, particularly the kind of rock distribution that the airbags might encounter. ...
• Once the spacecraft plows through the Martian atmosphere, and after release from parachute, the gaggle of airbags are inflated by gas generators within 1. ...
• The airbags themselves are made of multiple layers of Vectran so they can survive the initial impact with Mars, followed by numerous rough and tumble bounces across the planet's rocky surface. ...
• Before the success of Mars Pathfinder on July 4, 1997, using airbags to crash land sensitive science gear and a rover on Mars was a hard swallow for lots of space engineers.
• "The airbags worked perfectly," he said.
• Extensive tests of the Mars Pathfinder airbags were done at ILC and at NASA's Plum Brook Station, part of the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. ...
• Airbags, like the ones used on the Mars Pathfinder mission, are set to make a rebound. ...
• Vertical drops of the airbags, some onto angled platforms loaded with desert counterparts to "Mars rocks", helped to evaluate the landing system, Cadogan said. ...

• Airbags.
• Drivers' airbags.
• Airbags are sometimes referred to as 'Supplementary Restraint Systems' (SRS) as they are designed to enhance the protection offered by seat belts.
• Front airbags operate in a severe frontal collision. ...
• Although airbags are relatively new in Europe, studies are showing that in accidents there is a reduction in the frequency of severe head injuries experienced by drivers in cars equipped with airbags.
• In order to do their job properly in a severe front impact, airbags inflate very quickly with a considerable amount of force. ...
• For example, advice in the US and Canada, where they have had experience of airbags for many years, is that the distance between the centre of the steering wheel to your breastbone should be at least 10 inches (25 cm); in their view this provides a clear margin of safety. ...
• Therefore manufacturers do not generally recommend disconnecting airbags, although it may be appropriate in some exceptional circumstances.
• Passengers' airbags.
• Many new cars are now available with front passenger airbags. There is currently too little data to draw firm conclusions, but as passengers are at less risk of hitting the dashboard, the benefits of passengers' airbags may be more limited.
• Side airbags.
• Side airbags have also started to appear in cars recently. These work in a similar manner to front airbags, but are located either in the side structure of the car or in the seats. ...
• There are already a wide variety of side airbags being fitted, including side airbag 'curtains', and if you have any specific queries about the side airbags in your car you should contact the vehicle manufacturer's authorised representative.
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• Automotive airbags are a very necessary safety device that are now mandatory in many vehicles. ... airbags at unbeatable prices! We have airbags starting at $200. ...

• For all the news lately about the threat that airbags pose to children, you'd think it's the Slaughter of the Innocents all over again. ...
• But it's clear that even if you do wear a seat belt and especially if you don't, airbags are far more likely to save you than to kill you. ...
• Department of Transportation (DOT) figures show that since 1987, airbags have probably kept 1,136 people from being crushed to death, with the life-saving rate accelerating rapidly as more and more cars are equipped with them. In 1995 alone, airbags prevented 462 deaths. ...
• Indeed, according to the National Safety Council in Chicago, during the time those 32 children were killed by airbags, over 15,000 children age 11 or under were killed in car accidents for reasons having nothing to do with the devices. ...
• Last year, over half the children killed by airbags were not wearing seat belts. ...
• To reduce your child's near-zero risk from airbags to absolutely zero, just put him or her in the back seat. ...
• Read Michael Fumento's additional work on airbags and car safety. ...

• MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS NOW EQUIPPED WITH NEW SIDE AIRBAGS OFFERING DOUBLE PROTECTION.
• Protection of the head and chest in the latter situation is further enhanced by newly developed side airbags that come as standard equipment in the new A-Class.
• Standard side airbags are another new feature in the new A-Class. ... For the new A-Class, however, Mercedes engineers developed head/thorax side airbags that protect the chest and head, thus offering double the protection of the previously used sidebags.
• The head/thorax side airbags are located in the front seat backrests. ...
• Mercedes-Benz’ installation of head/thorax side airbags as standard equipment in the new A-Class comes in response to studies showing that side impacts are becoming increasingly dangerous for passenger car occupants. ...

• AIRBAGS.
• Airbags are designed to protect people in serious frontal crashes -- the kind that account for more than half of all occupant deaths.
• About Your Airbags.
• Airbags save lives but can sometimes cause injury -- a few simple steps can eliminate the risks. ...
• Kids & Airbags.
• Once you know the facts, it's clear that leaving airbags intact is almost always best. ...
• Q&A: Airbags.
• KIDS AND AIRBAGS (VHS $10, 1997, color, sound, 5 1/2 minutes) Airbags are a big success. ... Using crash test footage and demonstrations of correct restraint use, this video tells how to protect youngsters in vehicles with airbags.
• LOS NINOS Y LAS BOLSAS DE AIRE Spanish-language "Kids and Airbags" ($10, 5 1/2 minutes).
• 9, September 13, 2004: Side airbag agreement minimizes the risks of inflation injury; 2004 models with side airbags that meet test specifications to reduce risks.
• Court of Appeals upholds NHTSA's decision on 25 mph test speed with unbelted dummies; Airbags that inflate with less power reduce inflation deaths without compromising protection in high-speed crashes.
• 6, July 1, 2004: On/off switches for front passenger airbags often aren't being used correctly.
• 3, March 6, 2004: Depowered airbags have lessened the fatality risk for drivers of most passenger vehicles but not pickup trucks.
• 8, August 26, 2003: Side airbags that protect the head reduce driver fatality risk by 45 percent; Consumers say they want side airbags; 2004 models with side airbags.
• 7, June 28, 2003: Special issue: side impact crashworthiness, including side airbags.

• Emergency Protocols for Volvo Side Impact Airbags.
• Side Impact Airbags are located in both front seats and, are independent of each other and the supplemental restraint system (frontal airbags). ...
• In a collision in which the Side Impact Airbags do not deploy it may become necessary to disarm the system. ... As there are Side Impact Airbags on both the driver's and front passenger's seats, these instructions would have to be followed for both sides of the vehicle in order to disable the entire system. ...
• The SIPS airbag system is a separate system activated mechanically, which is independent of the SRS airbags. ... Cars with SIPS airbags are equipped with special front seats in which the front SIPS tube (in the seat frame) has been modified to suit the sensor unit.

• Airbags .
• The Truth About Airbags.
• Airbags are supposed to be fully inflated before the passenger falls into it during a crash. Serious injuries occur when airbags, which can travel at speeds up to 200 mph, hit occupants prior to full inflation. ...
• Some airbags "punch out" of their storage compartments with such great force that they can throw a child into the rear seat of a car.
• Airbags inflate, or deploy, quickly -- faster than the blink of an eye. ... In the first 15 to 20 milliseconds, airbag sensors detect the crash and then send an electrical signal to fire the airbags. ... The azide burns with tremendous speed, generating nitrogen, which inflates the airbags. ...
• When airbags work properly, they dramatically reduce the chance of death or serious injury. However, the speed with which airbags inflate generates tremendous forces. ... Unnecessary injuries also occur when airbags inflate in relatively minor crashes when they're not needed.
• History of Airbags.
• In the 1970s, both General Motors and Ford placed airbags into a small fleet of automobiles. Generally, the airbags performed well. ... Surprisingly, these 1970s airbags were in many respects more advanced than ones used in the 1990s. ... (See Safer Airbags below. ) Throughout the 1980s, manufacturers resisted installing airbags. ... They told the government that airbags would kill occupants, especially children. ...

• - Kia on Tuesday said it will make full-length side-curtain airbags standard on all of its vehicles by the end of 2005. ...
• David Coates / The Detroit NewsWhen the 2006 Rio goes on sal this summer it will be one of the first Kia models equipped with full-length side-curtain airbags as a standard feature.
• Kia to put side airbags on all its models.
• Kia to put side airbags on all its models.
• DETROIT - Kia on Tuesday said it will make full-length side-curtain airbags standard on all of its vehicles by the end of 2005. ...
• Side-curtain airbags, designed to protect an occupant's head in a side-impact crash, are increasingly being requested by car shoppers but not mandated by the government. ...
• Kia to put side airbags on all its models.

• Salvage air bags are non-deployed original equipment airbags that have not been disassembled, altered, repaired or had any parts removed or replaced. ...
• , were accused of assembling airbags with gunpowder, and other explosive substances as an igniter that "literally exploded" according to the Board's petition. ...
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• The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is announcing a warning to motorists who own vehicles that have been involved in collisions, and have had airbags replaced or purchased vehicles that have been collision damaged, that there is a possibility that the air bags in their vehicle may be dangerous when activated.
• This applies only to rebuilt airbags installed after January 1998 from two specific firms.
• , were accused of assembling airbags with gunpowder, and other explosive substances as an igniter that "literally exploded" according to the Board's petition. ...
• CIAG SUCCESSFUL IN BANNING REBUILT AIRBAGS.
• The presentation was made to provincial and federal representative of the Project Group on Airbags, a committee of the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA), the senior interprovincial/federal body in Canada responsible for road safety issues.
• Rebuilt airbags be banned as follows:.
• Significant discussion also took place regarding recycled airbags and the CCMTA Board decided that recycled airbags be allowed, but only where sufficient, stringent controls are in place to ensure their safe and correct installation.
• Already the province of Quebec has passed legislation to ban both rebuilt and recycled airbags, while others such as Manitoba and Ontario are considering enacting legislation to ban all but Original Equipment new airbags.
• A number of stakeholders, including CIAG, believe that there are not enough controls in place to be satisfied that recycled airbags, assuming they are installed in the correct specific vehicle, will operate safely, particularly if there are no controls or evidence on whether the airbag may or may not have been water damaged.

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