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> Certainly, but cars are also mandated to have a weight sensor in the passenger seat to disable the passenger side airbag when there isn't an adult sitting the
by u801e 10y ago
> Certainly, but cars are also mandated to have a weight sensor in the passenger seat to disable the passenger side airbag when there isn't an adult sitting there (so they don't kill children in car seats).
On a somewhat related note, this graph[1] show that the deaths of children in cars due to heat stroke started increasing after 1998 (which is when passenger side airbags were mandatory equipment in new vehicles).
[1] http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/media/images/76289000/gif/_76289574_airbags_heatstroke_deaths_624.gif http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/media/images/76289000/gif/_...
- kozak 10y agoWhat's the connection between airbags and heat strokes?
- brewdad 10y agoCar seats can no longer safely be placed in the front seat due to the air bag risks. Children who fall asleep in the back seat combined with sleep deprived parents can lead to an "out of sight, out of mind" scenario where children are forgotten in the back seat of cars. It happens every summer.