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Hi! I'm a student looking to get people's general opinion on what they think about airbags in cars. It's for an essay I'm writing, so it would be greatly appreciated!

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Airbags work most of the time. Seat belts only prevent you hitting the dash up to 30 mph. Over that you need additional restraint.

Dissadvantages are:-

#Dangers with rear facing child seats

#Proximity of some shorter drivers to the steering wheel (drivers side only) they have been known to kill if they detonate to near the chest. Some manufacturers are now fitting adjustable foot pedals to compensate.

#A recent survey in the US showed up to 30% of airbags in older cars failed test because of faults or because they had been replaced by "dummies" as a cheap fix after a shunt.

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