AIR BAGS IN AUTOMOBILES
Air bags are proven and effective safety devices. Between 1990 and 2000 inclusive, air bags saved about 300 lives in India. The number of lives saved increases each year, as air bags become more common in vehicles on our roads.
However, the number of lives saved is not the whole story. Air bags are particularly effective in preventing life-threatening and debilitating head and chest injuries. A study of real-world crashes conducted by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that the combination of seat belts and air bags is 75% effective in preventing serious head injuries and 66% effective in preventing serious chest injuries. That means 75 of every 100 people who would have suffered a serious head injury in a crash, and 66 out of 100 people who would have suffered chest injuries, were spared that fate because they wore seat belts and their vehicle had air bags.
The one fact that is common to all who died as a result of......
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