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  • Aston Martin Parts Are Not As Expensive As You Think!
    By: benson_browns | - I have recently repaired a Blue Aston Martin DB9 which was recorded as a category D insurance write off late last year. The car has light front rear damage and it looks like the damage was caused by a rear end shunt into the back of another car. The inside of the car was relatively undamaged by airbags with the exception of the drivers airbag which had been deployed. Apparently, in an Aston Martin, the drivers airbag is very temperamental and the smallest of shunts could trigger it to deploy. ...
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  • Teenage Dating Help: Understanding Modern Teenage Physical Desires
    By: Lisa Jander | - Teenage Dating Help for Those Parenting Teens: A Bumpy Road

    Providing teenage dating help to enable your child to navigate the highways of love and read the road signs to dating success requires a thorough understanding of the millennial teen dating landscape. While the age around which they start pairing off hasnt changed much (between 12 and 14), the age at which teens become physically and even sexually active certainly has. Young teens may have the desire to drive a car at 13 ...

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  • Toyota Rav4: A Sport Utility Designed 4wd
    By: Elmore Leonard | - Toyota Rav4: A Sport Utility Designed 4wdToyota Rav4 was designed to be the most capable 4WD to be ever made. It will make sure to fulfill your camping needs along with its ability to fit in any and all kinds of parking space. Rav4 offers a versatile solution if youre looking for a 4WD thats easy to load up, easy to drive, easy on gas and most importantly very hard to beat.Looks And Feel:Toyota Rav4 interior is designed to be the most versatile ever. It comes packed with all the comfort fe ...
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  • Upcoming Hatchbacks This Year
    By: mark | - Year 2010 saw a number of hatchbacks making their debut in the Indian market. Volkswagen Polo, Ford Figo, Fiat Punto, Nissan Micra et al were the star attractions of last year. This year too there seem to be a few more hatchbacks that are likely to make their way into the country's market. There are no official confirmed dates available but here's a look at what they have to offer:Honda Brio - the compact hatchback by Honda Brio Price was scheduled to be previewed on March 17, but the company po ...
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  • How To Become A Mechanic
    By: Percy Evans | - Salaries for Canadian mechanics or auto technicians, as they are coming to be known can vary widely, from $22,000 to upwards of $75,000 a year, according to PayScale.com. What accounts for this disparity in incomes? Increasingly, its knowledge not experience that makes the difference between thriving and surviving as an auto technician. Training is more important than ever. Like many industries, auto repair and maintenance has been transformed in the past twenty years by an on ...
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  • Nissan Micra Diesel Launched
    By: rahul001 | - After much anticipation, the most awaited launch of the Nissan Micra diesel version finally took place on December 10th. Nissan Micra diesel is a car model that has stirred a lot of car enthusiasts and many looked forward for it since before and now that the date of its launching is definite, everyone could not help but feel excited.

    The Nissan Micra is one of the successful models from Nissan which was launched five years ago and now, the release of the new diesel version is being ...

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  • Extending The Dwelling Of Your Respective Mercedes B Class
    By: chickenoris | - It is really vital to go each one of several way back again to 1984 when the 1st "Baby Benz" product or service was launched. That sedan, which was also called a compact executive auto or truck, opened the Mercedes brand name to purchasers who wished a automobile which was more compact, but just as productive for your purpose that much even larger Mercedes styles available at that time. The 190 was retired a ten years later on, superseded by Mercedes B Class, the current entry degree Mercedes de ...
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  • Hyundai Eon Is Latest Craze In The Market
    By: Paul Smith | - Hyundai, the South Korean car maker has come out with the claim that they are worlds best growing automaker and fourth major car maker all over the globe. The firm has introduced eight car and fourth hatchback - Hyundai EON in India. After its integration in 1996, the Hyundai Motor India Ltd has got the Indias second largest car manufacturer offering seven Hyundai cars including three hatchbacks, one SUV and three sedans. Soon after that the company started advertising the name EON. Hyund ...
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  • New Maruti Swift Dzire Cs Launched! Price And Features Here
    By: amar rawal | - New Maruti Swift Dzire CS a 4 metre car or next generation version of full size Swift Dzire, has finally been launched in the Indian domestic auto market by country's largest passenger Maruti Suzuki India Limited. New Maruti Swift Dzire CS price very impressive and the base variant of petrol version of the compact sedan is available at Rs. 4.79 lakh at ex-showroom Delhi. At this price tag the offered Maruti Swift Dzire CS features are impressive which promise to offer maximum comfort, convenienc ...
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  • Led Visor Light For Minimum Cost And Maximum Impact
    By: Sunil Punjabi | - An LED visor light offers an amazingly economical solution for emergency vehicle lighting. At the same time, these lights can provide high performance and maximum impact, which means it is a win-win situation to actually invest in these lights. The visor lights making use of LEDs are very energy efficient and with a current drain lower than 1 or 2 Amperes, you can go with a 4 outlet 12V DC power supply for these lights. An important aspect of the design of these lights is that they are created f ...
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  • Video Surveillance Cameras Make Your Car Road-worthy
    By: HB. | - Your vehicle darts along the road, continuing to speed faster and faster. You press on the brakes, and discover you've lost control over the vehicle's breaking system! Seconds later, you hit a wall. Proving Newton's law that "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction," your head whips back against the headrest. The airbag, which ballooned on impact, cushions your head. With your cranium buried in the inflated airbag, you feel like a dummy, and that is precisely what you are - a cr ...
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  • What To Do When You"€™re In An Auto Accident
    By: Leonard Simmons | - Calling an auto accident lawyer should be on your To Do list after a car collision. In fact, a skillful and experienced attorney can be as much of a lifesaver as a seat belt or airbag. Of course, when your car collides with another vehicle, it is normal to feel panicked, frightened and confused. However, if at all possible, remember to say as little as possible.
    Here are the steps you should take:
    1.Pull over if possible. If it is not feasible, stay in the car with seatbelt fastene ...

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  • The Story About Airbags: How Do They Work? Are They Safe?
    By: Articlesonline | - The idea of airbags has been around for awhile now. An airbag is essentially an inflatable bag of air that cushions the impact of an individual when involved in a crash. While seat belts were formally the only form of passive restraint in vehicles for years, since 1998 all vehicles must be installed with an airbag safety device as well. Each vehicle that is sold
    in the United States must have an airbag on both the passenger and driver's sides. There are some vehicles that are even equipped ...

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  • Product Defect Attorney Files Suit Against General Motors Llc Following Death Of Wife And Mother
    By: SEOTechi | - Product Defect Attorney Files Suit Against General Motors LLC Following Death of Wife and Mother
    In a lawsuit brought on behalf of the widower and four young children of a California woman, their product defect attorney blames defects in the family's 1993 Chevrolet Suburban for her fatal injuries.
    The Suburban was traveling on an Arizona highway. After contacting the shoulder and then steering the vehicle back onto the main lanes, the Suburban rolled over. The Suburban came to rest o ...

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  • Airbags In Used Cars
    By: Savid Askon | - The topic of airbags is not a sophisticated subject when shopping for one of the used cars in Belton, TX.People are generally more interested in the vehicle's color, if the car has the amenities like a stereo system, and the outward appearance in terms of styling. Airbags fall under the category of safety features, and we assume they are there and ready to operate when needed.

    Understanding Airbags

    Airbags are in some cars on the driver's side if built before 1998, but they are in ...

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  • Ford Expands Use Of Inflatable Seat Belts To Lincoln Models
    By: Ryan Lewis | - As most people are aware, seat belts are a crucial piece of car safety equipment that are mandatory in every car sold in America. Along with seat belts, airbags have become a standard safety device in cars as well. Ford has combined to the two into one device, adding rear seat high-tech pretensioner inflatable seat belts to the 2011 Ford Explorer. Now, the automaker has announced that they will be expanding the use of these revolutionary seat belts to Lincoln models.

    When not infla ...

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  • Honda"€™s Comprehensive Safety Campaign: From Occupants To Pedestrians
    By: David Robinsons | - Honda strives to be a company that society wants to exist, one that creates products and introduces technology that will benefit the public at large. This effort is most obvious in Hondas safety innovations.

    Honda is dedicated to making the roads safer for all drivers, motorcycle riders, and pedestrians. Owning two of the most sophisticated crash test centers in the world, it is no wonder that Honda is a continued leader in airbag technology, compatibility in collisions, a ...

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  • Hyundai Recalls 190,000 Elantras Sedans Over Faulty Airbags
    By: johnkenvin | - Hyundai Motor Company has recalled 190,000 vehicles sold in the US market over airbag-related defects according to a US government agency. According to the Web site for the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Hyundai issued an recall of about 190,000 Elantra sedans sold between 2006 and 2008 in the US to repair a defect in airbag sensors.

    The recalled vehicles include 96,000 Elantra sedans sold in 2006 and 2007 that were found to have additional defects in the ...

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  • Toyota Recalls 308,000 Rav4 And Highlander Over Airbag Sensor Malfunction
    By: Krohn & Moss | - The Toyota Motor Corp. has announced a recall of its 308,000 SUVs in the US over problems in sensors that control the airbags. The malfunction in sensors could lead to unintended airbag deployment. Toyota has announced that its recalling 214,000 RAV4 models and 94,000 Highlander and Highlander HV models over side curtain airbag issues. The voluntary recall covers some of the MY 2007 and 2008 models. These vehicles would need a new curtain shield airbag sensor assembly replacement. The Japanes ...
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  • Obd Scan Tool - Maintain Your Car Fit All The Time
    By: Sanfordrauch | - OBD scan tool is really a device that will communicate with a vehicle's OBD -11 system. It's known as second generation up to speed Diagnostic. Fractional treatments existed almost to any or all cars which were produced considering that the year 1996. Vehicles equipped with this equipment are said to have 16- pin connector underneath the dash allowing for any scan tool connection.

    The scan tool has been said to become as simple as a handheld device with a led display, or it may be a ...

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  • A Pneumatic Airbag Level Loader With Turntable Is Ideal For Varying Size Loads
    By: Beth Guide | - There are times when pallet loads very widely during pallet loading and unloading. In these situations, it is best to have a pneumatic airbag pallet level loader that provides virtually linear response when varying loads are changed constantly.

    This offers a distinct advantage over automatic pallet levelers. Automatic pallet levelers are only designed to handle uniform loads with uniform weights. The variance that workers frequently encounter on docks and warehouses often cal ...

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  • New Airbag Design Could Cut Whiplash Injuries
    By: Nick Jervis | - Ford is to release a new Focus in 2012. Alongside its impressive roster of safety precautions, the airbag design looks set to help reduce the potential for whiplash injury. According to Ford, their new airbags will be fitted as standard equipment on all Ford Focus 2012 models, before being offered to other vehicles in the Ford range. But what is it that makes these airbags so special?

    Most whiplash injuries occur as the result of a rear impact collision. In absorbing the kinetic ene ...

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  • Buy Sale Maruti Zen Estilo
    By: Mamta Papneja | - The one and only favorite manufacture of almost all Indian is none other than Maruti Suzuki
    . Maruti Suzuki India has exposed the much awaited alternative fuel operated Maruti Zen Estilo in the market. The very special feature in this Maruti Zen is that it is fitted with the CNG kit that is loaded with Intelligent-Gas Port Injection (i-GPI) bio-fuel technology. It is good for lesser emissions, higher power and mileage.

    Maruti has launched this Maruti Zen with new looks, featur ...

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  • Buy Sale Chevrolet Beat
    By: Mamta Papneja | - Chevrolet increases the heart beats of the youth by launching its most sizzling model Chevrolet Beat' in the Indian car market. It's tough, sexy and smart looks has beaten all the hatchbacks present in the recent market. The Chevrolet Beat is the victor of comfort, styling and safety like no other car in the segment. General Motors India has released Chevrolet Beat with highly competitive price tag so it is estimated that the launch of Chevrolet Beat is going to make way tough way for other c ...
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  • Chevrolet Spark
    By: Mamta Papneja | - Chevrolet Spark has gained enough popularity in the Indian four wheeler market by its stylish looks and quality interiors. Chevrolet Spark is the compact car but even then it possesses enough space inside. The car can make tough path for the other small cars like Maruti Alto, Maruti Zen, Maruti Wagon R, Hyundai Santro and Tata Indica.

    At present Chevrolet Spark is available in one engine only which is powered by the 1.0 Litre, 8 V, SOHC Smart-Tec engine. It is fitted with the 99 ...

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  • The Effect Of Airbags On Vehicle Safety
    By: Chris Tyril | - It really is pretty much impossible to put an exact figure on the number of lives that airbags have saved since they began being installed in vehicles, but it is safe to surmise that the number extends well into the thousands. Still yet another figure that's all too often passed over is the number of drivers and passengers who have been protected from being maimed in collisions.

    So yes, airbags have had a huge positive influence on vehicle safety but it took years to develop a compl ...

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  • Anniversary Of A Life-saving Innovation In Cars "€" The Airbag
    By: lemon law | - 30 years ago, the first series-production car equipped with an airbag left the Mercedes-Benz assembly line after 13 years of development time for the first driver airbag at Mercedes-Benz. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the airbag has saved more than 28,000 human lives in the USA to date. Since October 1992 a driver airbag has been standard equipment in all passenger cars bearing the Mercedes star. The NHTSA states that when compared to an occupant not ...
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  • Should I File A Lawsuit If My Airbag Did Not Deploy?
    By: Shelly Leeke | - There are different elements that play a role in knowing whether you have a defective airbag case or not.

    These are the factors that will help you decide whether to take legal action:

    1. Under normal circumstances, should the airbag have deployed in this type of crash?
    2. Why didn't the airbag deploy?
    3. Could the injuries have been lessened or avoided altogether if the airbag had worked?
    4. Will the cost of pursuing a defective airbag lawsuit be wo ...

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  • Car Airbags
    By: Mykalanne Gutierrez | - I'm going to give you the basic definition of an Air Bag : it is a vehicle safety device that can literally save your life. Its basically an occupant restraint that is designed to inflate fast & automatically whenever youre in an accident, or when your car thinks that youve been hit. This puts a stop to the driver & the passengers hitting the glass or something like the steering wheel or front / side window at a high speed.

    There are different manufacturers that have been ...

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  • Car Accessories: The Good, The Bad, And The Pretty
    By: Rajiv Kumar | - The extra items you buy for your car have many purposes. Some, like alloy rims, are used to make your car pretty. Others - like turbo engines - are bad for the environment.

    But some car accessories can actually save your life, literally. This is where ECU tools fall. They help the car to run better.

    ECU tools come in many varieties. ECU tools include a whole world of cabling. Airbag reset tools, for example, come with cables that attach them to your OBD2 so that they c ...

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  • Essential Items For Your New Car
    By: Rajiv Kumar | - When you"re in the market for a new car, there are many things to consider, like the colour and make of the car, the cost of insurance, and your fuel budget.

    But there are some things that you may overlook, such as basic car accessories. You might note the standard items like tyre tread and air conditioning, but your car needs a lot more to function effectively.

    Some of the options you should consider are car chargers. They come in a wide variety ranging from uni ...

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  • Hyundai Elantra I'd Rather Buy Something Else
    By: Jepan Mihai | - You get plenty of equipment: driver's airbag, CD player, air-conditioning, front fog lamps, power windows and mirrors, and key less remote central locking. But there's value beyond the standard equipment list.

    The Elantra is really quite roomy. Not only do you buy a very large boot, but you get excellent interior space, too. Rear leg room is plentiful (but foot room isn't) and all but the tallest of passengers will find comfortable spot in the back for that annual journey to hell-at-t ...

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  • Causes And Claims For Defective Auto Parts
    By: Hazel Joy Crizaldo | - Car accidents can happen even to drivers who exercise caution and obey traffic rules as accidents may also be caused by other factors such as a defective auto parts. Brake, tires, or engine failures can cause a car to lose control and collide with other motorists on the road. Similarly, if the airbag accidentally inflates, it can cause the driver to lose sight or focus, and eventually collide with other objects or crash on the road.

    These faulty auto parts may be the culprit for th ...

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  • What Happens When An Airbag Goes Off?
    By: Chris tyreel | - Most people simply take for granted and have little appreciation for the technology that's contained in an automotive safety airbag. Still yet, another commonality that virtually all people share is the collective desire that their airbag goes unused for the life of their vehicle.

    Consider this. Of all the parts on your car, only your airbag is designed and manufactured to have a zero tolerance failure rate. This means that if there is one part on your car that simply must work when ...

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  • How To Dispose Of Airbags Safely
    By: Chris tyreel | - If you're in the auto repair or dismantling business and haven't been paying too much attention to how you handle and dispose of airbag components, then now is a good time to start because changes are on the way. The problem is that the technology simply got ahead of regulatory agencies but take note that they are all catching up quickly.

    The problem is that airbags are both an explosive device and hazardous waste all wrapped up into one package. It's the chemical thats inside of ...

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  • Toyota Tundra, Ford F-150 Pickup Trucks Under Investigation For Rust, Defective Airbag Issues
    By: Robert Reeves | - It's been a busy week for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency has launched separate investigations into vehicles from two of the country's biggest automakers, for separate and very serious defects that could pose a possible risk of accidents.

    The first investigation involves Toyota Tundra pickup trucks, and relates to complaints the agency has received that the frames of the trucks were damaged by rust. The second investigation concerns Ford F-150 pickup ...

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  • How To Prove Product Liability For Defective Airbags
    By: Mark Dacanay | - Product defects are one of the major causes of car accidents in the United States.

    According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, one of the most common safety defect complaint that they receive are about airbags.

    Airbag problems include its failure to deploy, deploying too early or does not inflate at all.

    In some cases, the airbag even explodes in the persons face.

    Although credited with saving lives, the NHTSA recog ...

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  • The Advancement In Protection That Airbags Provide
    By: Chriss Tyrrell | - It really is hard to believe but there was a time not too many decades back when seat belts of any type weren't even mandatory in vehicles in the US Great Britain and Canada. In fact it was consumer activist turned occasional presidential candidate Ralph Nader who was the voice that took on the big three American automobile companies and successful lobbied congress to make them mandatory.

    No Mandatory Seat Belts Until the Early 1960's

    The truth be told however, i ...

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  • Honda Under Investigation For Defective Airbag Recall
    By: Robert Reeves | - Honda is being investigated for its delay in recalling thousands of vehicles for defective airbags.

    According to the New York Times, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating whether the automaker delayed the recall of approximately 440,000 vehicles for an airbag defect that could allow pieces of metal to injure the driver. In November 2008, Honda announced a recall of about 3,900 Accord and Civic models because of a hazard from an excessively powerful a ...

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  • The Harmful Side Of Airbags
    By: Mark Dacanay | - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that there are about 3.3 million airbag deployments in the US from 1990 to 2008. More than 6,000 were saved from what would have been a fatal accident and countless lives have been saved from injuries.

    It has been marketed once as an alternative safety device for seatbelts during the 70s but there are some dangers involved especially with defective airbags.
    1997 saw the most number of fatalities caused by ai ...

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  • Defective Airbags Education: Learning The Basics Of Airbag Injury
    By: Daniel Beasley | - One of the most striking recent innovations in auto safety has been the airbag, which cushions vehicle occupants in the event of a collision. Now, most new vehicles are equipped with standard airbags, which is resulting in a dramatically reduced number of accident-related fatalities and injuries.

    Unfortunately, there is another side to the many safety benefits of airbags: many drivers and passengers die or are seriously injured each year as a result of airbags that are defective, ...

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  • Jeep Buyers Guide - Grand Cherokee
    By: Andrew Whitehead | - In 1993, Jeep delivered the fine-looking Grand Cherokee in response to the success of rivals Ford and their Explorer model. The Grand Cherokee saw Jeep produce a vehicle with their legendary off-road capability but with an improved highway ride and bigger interior than the Cherokee.

    At first three models were offered: base model, Laredo and Limited. Jeep stole a march on competitors in the market place with the inclusion of driver's side airbag and all round anti-lock brakes. Nota ...

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  • Accidental Airbag Deployment
    By: Dennis James | - Airbags are one of the most important inventions when it comes to car safety in case of an accident. These inflatable bags are meant to prevent the drivers and the passengers bodies from hitting the dashboard and the steering when an accident occurs.

    Nevertheless, even if airbags have saved many lives over the years, the system is not perfect and there have been numerous cases in which accidental airbag deployment has caused more harm than good and injured severely the pass ...

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  • Saving Lives One Airbag At A Time
    By: Alan Haburchak | - Airbags were invented and patented in the 1950s to cushion the impact and prevent or lessen injuries sustained in auto accidents. Studies show that thousands of lives have been saved by air bags, with fatalities reduced by up to 46 percent in airbag-equipped vehicles, but it is difficult to determine an exact number.

    Airbags help prevent an occupant's head from striking some part of the inside of the vehicle, and help distribute crash forces more evenly across the victim's body. H ...

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  • Video Surveillance Cameras Make Your Car Road-worthy
    By: Nahshon Roberts | - Your vehicle darts along the road, continuing to speed faster and faster. You press on the brakes, and discover you've lost control over the vehicle's breaking system! Seconds later, you hit a wall. Proving Newton's law that "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction," your head whips back against the headrest. The airbag, which ballooned on impact, cushions your head. With your cranium buried in the inflated airbag, you feel like a dummy, and that is precisely what you are - a cr ...
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  • Airbag Injuries And Wrongful Deaths
    By: Taylore Vance | - Have you or a love one been injured by an airbag? What can you do? Check an attorney in your state because there are slightly different rules regarding who can sue for wrongful death or injury.

    Generally speaking you must be either the personal representative (a person who manages the affairs of another because of incapacity or death), child, spouse, or parent of the person killed. In other words, if your friend is killed you cannot sue for wrongful death

    What is ...

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  • Car Seat Safety: Statistics And Law
    By: Andrew Dillan | - Driving around with your child, you want to make sure that your car is as safe as can be. Here's how to choose a car seat or booster seat for your child.

    Know the Facts

    According to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, in Canada, collisions are the number one cause of death for children. Having a properly installed car seat can minimize fatalities, and decrease the risk by 75%.

    Choose the Right Car Seat

    The National Highway Traffic S ...

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