The average person spends almost 40,000 hours in a car during their lifetime. What can we do to make these hours as safe as possible?
Airbags are one of the basic elements of a car’s safety system. Initially, they were only mounted in the steering wheel. They are now also used on the dashboard on the passenger side, in the door panel or seat edge, and even under the steering wheel or glovebox.
The airbags are designed to inflate automatically in the event of sudden braking or an impact resulting from a collision or accident.
When the bag is filled with air, it protects car occupants by providing increased cushioning around the head, neck and spine, and also reduces the risk of falling out of a window.
An airbag can deploy at speeds of up to 300 km/h, so it is very important that everyone wears a seatbelt.
With normal use of the car, it is not necessary to replace the airbags. However, according to current regulations, new airbags must be fitted if there has been a collision and the airbags in the car have been deployed. All because damage may occur on the surface of the bag and during the next collision, the airbags will not sufficiently protect the driver and passengers.