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• Institute for Highway Safety Research Topics: Airbags.
  The following items are links to the http://www.iihs.org/research/topics/airbags.html website. We've selected the items of most interest and relevance to our mission.

  About your airbags — airbags save lives but can sometimes cause injury — a few simple steps can eliminate the risks (also available in Spanish)

  Kids & airbags — how to transport children safely and eliminate the risk of airbag injury

  Need an airbag on/off switch? Probably not — once you know the facts, it's clear that leaving airbags intact is almost always best

  Vol. 42, No. 1, January 27, 2007: Airbags: What you might not know (or don't remember)

  Vol. 41, No. 8, October 7, 2006: Side airbags are reducing driver deaths in both cars and SUVs

  Vol. 41, No. 2, February 25, 2006: Erroneous finding about airbags stems from misuse of federal dataset

  Vol. 40, No. 7, August 6, 2005: Federal safety standards have saved hundreds of thousands of lives; Deaths caused by inflating airbags have been dramatically reduced

  Vol. 39, No. 7, August 1, 2004: US Court of Appeals upholds NHTSA's decision on 25 mph test speed with unbelted dummies; Airbags that inflate with less power reduce inflation deaths without compromising protection in high-speed crashes

  Vol. 39, No. 6, July 1, 2004: On/off switches for front passenger airbags often aren't being used correctly

  Vol. 38, No. 8, August 26, 2003: Side airbags that protect the head reduce driver fatality risk by 45 percent; Consumers say they want side airbags; 2004 models with side airbags

  Vol. 38, No. 2, February 8, 2003: Salvaged, stolen, or fake airbags may be a growing problem that most state laws aren't yet addressing

  Vol. 37, No. 4, April 6, 2002: Deaths caused by inflating airbags have declined dramatically

  Vol. 33, No. 7, July 11, 1998: Advanced airbags mandated in new federal funding law

  Vol. 32, No. 7, August 30, 1997: Drivers want vehicles with airbags and are aware of airbag injury risks

  Vol. 32, No. 1, January 11, 1997: Crash tests show why airbags are important safety features; Brian O'Neill on the dangers of disconnecting airbags

   

• Vehicles Equipped with Side Airbags
  
  http://www.iihs.org/ratings/side_airbags/side_airbags.aspx
  
  About one-third of occupant deaths occur in side impacts. Side airbags that protect both the head and chest can greatly reduce these deaths. Side airbags that protect the chest only also are effective, but not as much so.
  
  

• Top Safety Picks from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety
  
  http://www.iihs.org/ratings/default.aspx
  
  The Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high-speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat/head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts. The first requirement for a vehicle to become a Top Safety Pick is to earn good ratings in all three Institute tests. A new requirement for 2007 is that the winning vehicles must offer electronic stability control. This addition is based on Institute research indicating that ESC significantly reduces crash risk, especially the risk of fatal single vehicle crashes, by helping drivers maintain control of their vehicles during emergency maneuvers.