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Early airbags were criticised for – in some cases – causing deaths rather than preventing them. As this graph shows, the death toll was very real. And yet it pales in relation to the number of lives saved by airbags: about 18,913 to date.

And now more good news:

Death by airbag is nearly a thing of the past. No adults and two children died from airbag-induced injuries in the United States in 2005, according to the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash statistics. source: Automotive News

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 16th, 2006 at 12:59 am and is filed under safety.