Why Is Airbags Important

Airbags were produced to help save the lives of people in automobile collisions and accidents. Whether it be to save a small child or a full grown adult, the goal remains the same. For these life-saving contraptions to work, a series of chemical reactions must take place. Such as the chemical reaction of the decomposition of the hazardous chemical, sodium azide. The decomposition of sodium azide goes on to produce nitrogen gas, which fills up the air bag in order to protect the victim in the driver's or passenger's seat of the car. Granted, if a very small child or toddler were to be put in the passenger's seat, there is the possibility of that child being harmed or even killed. This being because air bags were designed to keep a full grown
Even though air bags are designed to protect and save, seat belts should still be worn at all times. Wearing a seat belt helps to keep the passenger or driver stable in their seat during the collision, and can help reduce injuries that an air bag may inflict. Of course, it's also highly recommended to keep all children and/or small adults in the back seat, secured by their seat belts. This goes back to the original design of the air bag, which was meant to protect the full grown man or woman. If there is absolutely no way for the child to sit in the back, then usually it's better to have the seat pushed all the way back, so that the air bag cannot hit them. If the air bag did hit the child, there is the possibility of the child being majorly injured or even losing it's life. Air bags are now required to be put in any new cars being manufactured, as to reduce as many lives lost as possible. An air bag must be designed in a way that it can inflate within 40 milliseconds and also must be able to tell the difference between an actual collision and a minor