Pitman Chamber Blogs

From 1990 to 2008, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration identified 175 fatalities as because of Airbags. Most of these (104) have been children, while the rest are adults. About 3.3 million air bag deployments have occurred and the agency estimates more than 6,377 lives saved and countless injuries prevented. A rear-facing infant restraint put in the front seat of a vehicle places an infant’s head close to the airbag, which can cause severe head injuries, or death if the airbag deploys. Some modern cars include a switch to disable the front passenger airbag, in case a child-supporting seat is used there. In vehicles with side airbags, it is dangerous for occupants to lean against the windows, doors, and pillars, or to place objects between themselves and the side of the vehicle. Articles hung from a vehicle’s clothes hanger hooks can be hazardous if the vehicle’s side curtain airbags deploy.