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`These devices have dramatically reduced the highway death toll.
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`Airbags are one of the most important safety innovations of recent
`decades. They provide crucial cushioning for people during a crash. The
`devices are normally hidden from view but inflate instantly when a crash
`begins. Thanks to the advocacy of IIHS and others, frontal airbags have been
`required in all new passenger vehicles since the 1999 model year. Side airbags
`aren't specifically mandated, but nearly all manufacturers include them as
`standard equipment in order to meet federal side protection requirements.
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`Both frontal and side airbags save lives. Frontal airbags reduce driver
`fatalities in frontal crashes by 29 percent and fatalities of front-seat passengers
`age 13 and older by 32 percent. Side airbags that protect the head reduce a
`car driver's risk of death in driver-side crashes by 37 percent and an SUV
`driver's risk by 52 percent.
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`Engineers keep finding new ways to use airbags. Some vehicles now have
`rear-window curtain airbags to protect people in back seats or front-center
`airbags to keep drivers and front-seat passengers from hitting each other in a
`crash. There are also inflatable safety belts aimed at reducing rear-seat injuries.
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`Shopping for a used car? In addition
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`http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/airbags/topicoverview[5/6/2017 9:56:40 PM]
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