Airbags (page 17)

what is airbag?

An airbag is a soft pillow drivers and collision rather than landing against the steering wheel, dashboard or windscreen

knee airbags

Driver knee airbags are extra airbags that are designed to cushion the knees of the driver in the event of a crash.

frontal airbag

Occupants who are unbelted or out of position can be seriously injured or killed if they are too close to the air bag module when it deploys. Frontal air bags typically do not offer protection in rollovers, side-impact or rear-end crashes.

curtain airbag

The curtain airbag activates instantaneously in the event of a side impact crash, deploying from the top of the door rails above the side window.

new cars are required to have;

airbags on the driver and passenger sides it is also becoming common practice to have seat-mounted and door-mounted side airbags to offer extra support

what airbag made of?

they're are made of thin, nylon fabric. A sensor in the device causes compressed gas to inflate the airbag, in around 1/25th of a second.

airbag are designed to;

to slow the moment of drivers and passengers rather than force them to an abrupt halt.