Car Airbags and Air Bag Safety

Car airbags need to be controlled to protect children and shorter people riding in the front seats. An exploding air bag can be fatal for children, and in addition can severely injure or be fatal for shorter women and those with certain medical conditions. Airbag switches can eliminate this danger. Despite the efforts to make airbags safer, there is still a long way to go before "Advanced Airbags are developed that meet the new federal requirements for shorter women and children and those who would be especially endangered by being hit by an airbag that comes out at about 200 mph. 

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"Advanced Air bags" have been mandated by Congress, and once developed, they will be safe for women and children, but the deadline for their development is set at 2012. In the US, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) considers car air bags to be especially dangerous to children, shorter people, and those with medical conditions such as Osteoporosis, Tinnitus, Crones Disease, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, or who have had heart surgery (to name a few) and will give a letter of permission for an airbag switch to those who apply. Until "Advanced" car airbags are developed, Airbag On Off Switches can be essential for safety and to eliminate the airbag danger to children. 

Some car manufacturers have begun offering airbag switches that are based on the weight of the passenger. These systems are an effort to make the airbag safer by turning it off for smaller people and on for larger [people. This applies only to the passenger airbag in certain cars. But depending on the accident, (and issues such as whether the car stays upright or flips, etc.), it is difficult to predict whether the airbag will be on or off. a manual airbag switch is the only way to know for sure that car airbags are turned off.

Car airbags injure far more people in all categories than they kill, and although no official statistics are kept, emergency rooms see severe and debilitating injuries from airbags every day. Considering that air bags explode with 1200 lbs of force and come out at more than 200 mph, this is not surprising.

Sensible Solutions offers Air Bag Switches for either the driver or passenger air bag of any vehicle. These are the new Gold Standard of airbag switches: they have gold internal contacts and have no internal fuses. This means they will last longer, be more dependable and never be subject to internal corrosion. These are the leading airbag switches available today and meet all federal requirements.  

Currently, car makers have until 2012 to develop airbags that are "safe". Until then you need to protect yourself and your loved ones. To get permission to have an airbag switch installed, you need to apply to the government (NHTSA) for permission. Visit our page: "How to Get a Switch" to find out about the application. 

Driving with active airbags also requires new driving techniques to protect hands arms and fingers. You'll find more information on the Air bag Safety page of the Sensible Solutions website.  We can also refer you to a qualified installer near you.  For a map of our site, click here. 

 A Nationwide network of qualified car Airbag Switch installers.