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- From: gunning@cco.caltech.edu (Kevin J. Gunning)
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- Subject: Re: Seat Belts Releasing in Crashes: Institute for Injury Reduction
- Date: 22 Nov 1992 01:33:04 GMT
- Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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- >
- >I don't think I want a car with an air bag because I've heard they can
- >blow your ear drums in certain situations because of the explosive inflation
- >rates inside a closed area. I don't know how true this is, but it is
- >something to consider when choosing between the mandatory passive
- >restraint or air bags...
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- Don't bother considering it because it is absolutely false.I've been
- designing airbag systems for six years now, and have had the chance to
- witness many crash tests. You do NOT even hear the airbag inflate over
- the noise of the crash. While the sound of an airbag deploying by itself
- is quite loud, it is lost in the crash noise. Don't worry.
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- This story has been around for about 20 year since the first airbags came
- out. :-) Alt.folklore may be a good place to move this discussion
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- kjg
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