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You've got it backwards. "Without a belt, air bags are of slight benefit".[0] Airbags are chiefly a nanny measure to protect people too stupid to fasten a seatb
by fnj 9y ago
You've got it backwards. "Without a belt, air bags are of slight benefit".[0] Airbags are chiefly a nanny measure to protect people too stupid to fasten a seatbelt.
[0] http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/26/us/study-shows-air-bags-save-lives-but-says-seat-belts-are-needed-too.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/26/us/study-shows-air-bags-sa...
- burkaman 9y agoWhat are you talking about? That article clearly says that air bags without seat belts are "of slight benefit", but are very effective when combined with seat belts. There's a more comprehensive summary here: https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/808919 https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/...