Safety system of your vehicle
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Air bag deployment depends on a • To help provide protection, the air You can take steps to reduce the risk
number of factors including vehicle
speed, angles of impact and the
density and stiffness of the vehicles
or objects which your vehicle
impacts during a collision. The
determining factors are not limited
to those mentioned above.
bags must inflate rapidly.The speed of being injured by an inflating air
of air bag inflation is a consequence bag. The greatest risk is sitting too
of extremely short time in which to close to the air bag. An air bag needs
inflate the air bag between the space to inflate. It is recommended
occupant and the vehicle structures that drivers sit as far as possible
before the occupant impacts those between the center of the steering
structures. This speed of inflation wheel and the chest while still main-
reduces the risk of serious or life- taining control of the vehicle.
threatening injuries and is thus a
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The front air bags will completely
inflate and deflate in an instant. It is
virtually impossible for you to see
the air bags inflate during an acci-
dent. It is much more likely that you
will simply see the deflated air bags
hanging out of their storage com-
partments after the collision.
necessary part of air bag design.
However, the rapid air bag inflation
can also cause injuries which can
include facial abrasions, bruises
and broken bones because the
inflation speed also causes the air
bags to expand with a great deal of
force.
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There are even circumstances
under which contact with the air
bag can cause fatal injuries, espe-
cially if the occupant is positioned
excessively close to the air bag.
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