The Risk and Benefits of Airbag Systems: Are They Needlessly Killing and Injuring Motorists?

970492

02/24/1997

Event
SAE International Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
This paper reviews the literature regarding injuries and fatalities in frontal accidents in vehicles equipped with air bag systems.
An analysis is presented of the nature of fatal injuries attributable to airbag deployment, which accounts for the age, sex, and accident modality. Injury analysis is reviewed in the same fashion.
Airbag-induced injuries appear to relate to the proximity of the motorist to the unit when it inflates. Suggestions have been made to modify seat belt systems, the ergonomics of the driver's position and the design of the airbag units to minimize deployment injury.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/970492
Pages
10
Citation
Coben, L., "The Risk and Benefits of Airbag Systems: Are They Needlessly Killing and Injuring Motorists?," SAE Technical Paper 970492, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970492.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 24, 1997
Product Code
970492
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English