Airbags are among the common safety features found in most cars. The airbag technology was developed to reduce the impact of car crashes on drivers and passengers.

If you’re yet to understand how the airbag works, you may wish to read How Airbags Work And Types before you proceed reading what we have for you in this post.

Below are 5 facts you may have not known about airbag
1.
Airbags are triggered only when the vehicle’s sensor detects a significantly large negative momentum under impact of collision.
A good example is when you’re driving at 100km/h and hit another vehicle moving at 80km/h in the same direction as you do, the airbag is most likely not to deploy.

On the other hand, when you’re driving slowly at 40km/h and hit a parked trailer, the airbag is most likely to deploy because of the sudden negative momentum created. This momentum triggers the airbag.

2.
Every car is not equipped with airbags.
Airbag feature isn’t found in every car; there are cars that don’t come with that very feature. Ensure you check if the next car you want to buy comes with airbag or not in order to evaluate the car’s safety.

7 Injuries Car Airbags Can Cause If They Deploy

3.
Airbags may deploy with smoke dust
You may see a lot of smokes and dust in the cabin when an airbag deploys. This is not a defect; it’s as well not harmful to your health. It is a mixture of nitrogen gas and fine dust that are sometimes used by manufacturers to compress the airbag so they deploy faster.

4.
If a passenger or driver is not fully restrained they may contact the air bag before it is fully inflated, they may sustain serious or fatal injuries.

5.
The air bag is inflated at speeds up to 200 miles per hour. This is faster than the blink of an eye.


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You are right about number two, my 2018 2leg walk leggediz benz doesn't come with factory fitted airbags

nurey:
You are right about number two, my 2018 2leg walk leggediz benz doesn't come with factory fitted airbags

Airbag or no airbag, we should drive cautiously and respect other road users and do not over speed, you may not have any reason to require its use during the lifetime duration of your car.

Lexus RX350 without airbag and Kia Picanto with airbags which one do you want

SRS Airbag red light on

OP, a stationary hit, would deploy its air bag.
Fault might deploy one's airbag
you do not need such speed as you described for your airbag to deploy @ 30M/hr it would deploy.

erico2k2:
OP, a stationary hit, would deploy its air bag.
Fault might deploy one's airbag
you do not need such speed as you described for your airbag to deploy @ 30M/hr it would deploy.

Very correct sir

Riversides2003:
Airbag or no airbag, we should drive cautiously and respect other road users and do not over speed, you may not have any reason to require its use during the lifetime duration of your car.

You should be ready for it anytime, the cause may not come from you BUT from the other driver.

Hi, please help me my Honda Accord 2006 model’s airbag is off its even showing on the board.

victorazyvictor:


You should be ready for it anytime, the cause may not come from you BUT from the other driver.

That was why I said we should all drive carefully, both me and opposite driver.

my airbag light is indicating on my dashboard steady. is this normal?

nannyo:
my airbag light is indicating on my dashboard steady. is this normal?

No, it wont deploy if there is an impact. What car is it that you use?

ITbomb:
Lexus RX350 without airbag and Kia Picanto with airbags which one do you want

This can only happen in your imagination.

erico2k2:

No, it wont deploy if there is an impact. What car is it that you use?

I've never had accident. recently A/C man opened the dash board close to the airbag. I use a Camry Big Daddy. I hope u understand what am saying. D airbag light is showing on my dashboard. is it normal?

nannyo:
I've never had accident. recently A/C man opened the dash board close to the airbag. I use a Camry Big Daddy. I hope u understand what am saying. D airbag light is showing on my dashboard. is it normal?

it is not normal, when your airbag light comes o n, it means the computer has seen something wrong with the system and you need it investigated.now what did he do arround the dashboard need to be reversed, tell him that.

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nannyo:
I've never had accident. recently A/C man opened the dash board close to the airbag. I use a Camry Big Daddy. I hope u understand what am saying. D airbag light is showing on my dashboard. is it normal?

ur airbag must have been disconnected

erico2k2:

it is not normal, when your airbag light comes o n, it means the computer has seen something wrong with the system and you need it investigated.now what did he do arround the dashboard need to be reversed, tell him that.

I went to refill my A/C gas, but I instructed him
to check for possible leakage or anything that needs fixing before refilling it. everything from the bonnet was fine, then he proceeded to the dashboard and removed alot of stuffs, fortunately everything pertaining the A/C was in order. so subsequently, I started seeing the airbag sign. well, I'll visit his workshop if it can be rectified or better still a professional in that field.

id4sho:
ur airbag must have been disconnected

ok il rectify it

nannyo:

I went to refill my A/C gas, but I instructed him
to check for possible leakage or anything that needs fixing before refilling it. everything from the bonnet was fine, then he proceeded to the dashboard and removed alot of stuffs, fortunately everything pertaining the A/C was in order. so subsequently, I started seeing the airbag sign. well, I'll visit his workshop if it can be rectified or better still a professional in that field.

He must have disconnected the Airbag and forgot to put it back, ask him to take a look and retrace his steps. This is the problem with mechanics in 9ja, you ask them to do one thing they do another, and make sure you do not pay a dime for this fix.