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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
