Today's bags are in the front seat only and only
deploy in frontal impacts.
Contrary to popular belief, dash / steering wheel Airbags only
deploy in a frontal impact.
Not exact matches
The
frontal air bags will not
deploy in a side
impact or roll over, unless there is also a front or front - corner
impact of sufficient severity to trigger the
frontal air bags.
Conequence: AIR BAG WILL NOT
DEPLOY IN A
FRONTAL COLLISION IF THEFRONT
IMPACT SENSORS ARE NOT ATTACHED.
The
frontal air bags will not
deploy in a side
impact or roll over, unless there is also a front or front - corner
impact of sufficient severity to trigger the
frontal airbags.
Today's cars equipped with air bags have a complex electrical system made up of
impact - sensitive sensors
in the front of the car and a special computer that determines when to
deploy the air bag
in certain types of
frontal collisions.
The side curtain airbags will also
deploy and provide head protection
in frontal impacts as necessary.