Does your car have an airbag? You might be interested to know...

@Jshean20 (14347)
Canada
December 1, 2006 4:47am CST
That airbags kill 1 in 22 people everytime it inflates. I was kind of blown away by this number...what do you guys think?
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@kittykatzz (1132)
• United States
1 Dec 06
YES i heard that somewhere too!.. i have 2 in my car.. driver and passenger. but on the visor it says to work "efficiently" with less risk of harm you should sit as far back from the wheel as possible .. so much for bein safe if your short!!!! cant sit too far back or i got a WHOLE other set of problems to worry about!
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
1 Dec 06
do you have an option in your car to shut off the passanger airbag? My dads truck has this.
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• United States
1 Dec 06
i dont think so.. but i havent checked either.. after i go shopping later.. ill post back. i never heard of a switch.. but mine i think is 04.. so probably not if thats a newer feature
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
1 Dec 06
sounds good thanks
@Jetdanet (1025)
• Portugal
2 Dec 06
Yeah my car have it. I am just really affraid that that airbag being an airbug. :p I tried to see from where it come from, and its a really mess there on my car. So i still affraid.
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
11 Dec 06
thank you
@jaginfo2006 (1757)
• India
1 Dec 06
yes it does its not a must legally
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
11 Dec 06
thank you
• United States
1 Dec 06
My fiance was in a really bad car accident in 2004. His car was totaled, but the other car just had some bumper damage. The airbags deployed and hit so hard that it knocked out his bridge work.
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
3 Dec 06
wow..
• United States
1 Dec 06
I have an airbag on both the driver side and the passanger side of my van. When I am driving I sit as far away from the steering wheel as I can. Which for me is the seat all the way back. I have heard horror stories about small people like me who get a broken nose or something when the air bag goes off... I try to take every precaution I can..
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
2 Dec 06
thanks for responding :)
@kishthedude (1320)
• India
1 Dec 06
I dont have a carrrrrrrrr
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
2 Dec 06
oh alright
• United States
10 Dec 06
That is true, however, it does save more lives, than taking them. Nothing is perfect. Yes, we have airbags in our truck.
@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
1 Dec 06
That's interesting. I wonder if it is dangerous, why they put them in the cars? Shouldn't safety be the first policy? I would think so.
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
2 Dec 06
Wel they save MOST lives I guess.
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
1 Dec 06
Yes I do as new Cars now have them as standard but no I did not know that at all I thought they where suppose to save Lifes
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
2 Dec 06
For the most part they do but there are some incidents where they do not.
@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
1 Dec 06
i knew that about airbags, yes my car does have driver and passenger side airbags. Airbags are tricky just like the whole selt belt issue. If you position you seat and sit and the right angle while you drive you are less likely to be injured by the air bag. but then again if you get rearended and get pushed way up to the air bag, yes you can be seriously or fatally injured by the airbag. you are taking a risk either way, just like you take a rish falling asleep every night.
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
2 Dec 06
good points thanks
@fotychic (318)
• United States
1 Dec 06
I think that number may have somthing to do with people not wearing thier seatbelts properly. Also, young children are not supposed to sit in the front seat for this very reason. I think that the number you quoted may have something to do with those facts.
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
1 Dec 06
You're probably right
@jamz82 (1860)
• Italy
1 Dec 06
but in 21 one case it save the life:P I've it in my car.When i bought my new car i choosed to have it.
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
1 Dec 06
thanks
@kishthedude (1320)
• India
11 Dec 06
No Idont have an air bag in my carrrrrrrrr
• Singapore
11 Dec 06
I think there should be in every car?
@happygal68 (3275)
• United States
2 Dec 06
That is some disturbing information you posted. I do have air bags in my car for the driver and the passenger. I sure hope that anyone riding in my car does not become a part of of those statistics. You would think they would really work hard to lower the number; 1 out of 22 is too many being killed by the air bags.
@hotoffer (666)
• India
2 Dec 06
yes i do have. but i got astonished to hear that! is it really happening? i think air bags are for safety purpose. from where u got that study. please tell me, it is really surprising information....
@blueman (16509)
• India
2 Dec 06
do not have a car, but i think cars with airbag are mcuh safer when you have small or serious accident.
@greenmango (1019)
• Philippines
3 Dec 06
done even have a ride haha
• India
6 Dec 06
no I don;t have car