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Air Bags Safety view detail comment email this

This site features information about frontal and side-impact air bags, what happens during and after a deployment, and how to minimize potential risk and injury to drivers and passengers. Contains several FAQs. The site uses computer simulation to show how air bags deploy during a crash. From safercar.gov and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
http://www.safercar.gov/portal/site/safercar/menuitem.13dd5c887c7e1358fefe0a2f35a67789/?vgnextoid=9c0769fd5ec14110VgnVCM1000002fd17898RCRD
Topics: Automobiles, Consumer Research & Advocacy
Last updated Mar 20, 2008


National Safety Council (NSC) view detail comment email this

This public service organization is "dedicated to improving the safety, health and environmental well-being of all people." Its primary tool is the dissemination of information regarding safety issues; the site has information on everything from air bags to radon testing, first aid resources to window safety in the home. Authoritative, up-to-date.
http://www.nsc.org/
Topics: Automobiles, K-12 Education, Medical Treatments & Devices
Last updated Mar 14, 2004


Safercar.gov view detail comment email this

Collection of consumer resources and data on automobile safety, featuring crash test and rollover ratings for vehicles (models back to 1990), tire ratings, air bag safety and rollover prevention information, and details about recalls and reporting defects. Features a FAQ on hybrid-electric vehicles. Includes videos of specific rollover situations, air bags, and other driving safety topics. From the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
http://www.safercar.gov
Topics: Automobiles, Consumer Research & Advocacy
Last updated Sep 9, 2008




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