AIRBAG FEATURES

Airbags, which are now available as standard in almost all cars, are a very important system in terms of safety. Airbags, which largely prevented head and chest injuries in accidents, were only on the driver's side at first. However, with the development of technology and the cheapness of airbag systems, systems that increase safety such as passenger airbags, then side airbags and head airbags were produced.

The driver's airbag steering wheel and the passenger airbag are designed to be activated in frontal collisions. They open only when needed. For example, a car could crash and roll over, but the airbag may not open depending on the type of roll-over, especially if it rolled over on its side. Likewise, the front airbags are not opened in side collisions.

Apart from the front airbags, there are currently the most common side airbags. They open in cases of side impact and can protect the abdomen and chest, or even the head, depending on the nature of the airbag. But very high-class cars also have head airbags, they are separate.

Points to consider in cars with Airbag:

First of all, the seat belt must be fastened! Otherwise, no matter at what speed, even if you are going very slowly in the city, serious head and neck injuries can be caused by the air bag being opened very quickly in the event of an accident and your head will be steered towards the steering wheel.

A warning for the driver is that the driver should not sit too close to the steering wheel. The cushion that can be opened can cause an injury if the driver is too close to the steering wheel. (The appropriate distance is the distance at which the wrists touch the steering wheel when the arms are extended forward.)

How does the Airbag work?

There is no need for much detail ... There is a compressed gas inside the Airbag, and in the event of a blow, that gas is released suddenly (if necessary), and in one second of the second, that pillow swells as your head begins to move forward with the effect of the blow, and you rest your head on the pillow instead of on the steering wheel

The healthy running time of an Airbag is on average 10 years. After 10 years, the airbag system is canceled. In addition, air bags contain batteries that need to be checked by the service, which are replaced on time.