Motorcycle Airbag Jacket May Reduce Injuries in a Crash

When airbags were introduced in the automotive industry, skeptics quickly offered their opinions against the safety device. The same is apparently happening for a motorcycle safety device called a motorcycle airbag jacket. Although the motorcycle airbag jacket has not been actively tested and its effectiveness has not been rated, survivors of motorcycle accidents [...]

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Head Protecting Side Airbags Will Be In Most 2010 New Cars

The Detroit News is reporting that most new model year 2010 passenger vehicles and light trucks with the exception of fleet vehicles will have head protecting side-impact airbags installed as a standard safety feature. Most of the automakers that sell vehicles in the U.S. agreed to add this safety feature well ahead of the [...]

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Enterprise Rented and Sold Chevrolet Impalas without Side-Curtain Airbags

An investigation conducted by The Kansas City Star revealed that Enterprise Rent-A-Car leased and sold 66,000 model year 2006-2008 Chevrolet Impalas without the standard safety equipment side-curtain airbags normally installed on Impalas. Enterprise opted to delete the side-curtain airbags which have been proven to reduce serious head injuries in side impacts to save approximately [...]

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