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Disadvantages Of Airbags

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Introduction: Seat belts have avoided the driver from moving forward but, the resultant force is still allowing the driver to move forward. The car designers and engineers had to go through plenty of ideas to find a material or an idea that can prevent car crashes while using seat belts. After a certain amount of ideas, it was planned to have soft and inflatable interior to make sure the driver lands on a soft surface. They hypothesized that this their most efficient idea but, while testing it out, it was shown that it isn’t possible. In 1952, John.W. Hetrick created the airbag that solves the issue. Many cars didn’t start having airbags until the mid 1990’s. Now, we have airbags in every cars. Paragraph 1: Since airbags have to be created, …show more content…

Every device has a flaw and unfortunately, airbag has a flaw. Previously, it was analyzed that airbags have changed the survival rate from car crashes by 60% but, the negatives and the flaws of the airbag has to be analyzed as well to come up with a statement if the airbag is a reliable device as we think or not. Airbags are attached to significant parts of the car in order to avoid any further injuries. Which means, it has to be perfectly designed and well placed to make sure the airbag has an affect. The device is attached to mechanical parts to make the timing right and to make sure it is reliable but, there are some cases where the airbag device can malfunction and it will not be in the time where the driver needs it the most. Only few cases have dealt with this problem. As the device malfunctions, there is a high probability the driver can’t use the airbag properly again. This affects economical issues because the device used to make the airbags are extremely costly and it isn’t wise to be wasting large amounts of money on a device that malfunctioned. This allows us to understand that the airbag isn’t perfect and these moments may take someone’s …show more content…

It protects us from car crashes and severe head injuries. However, we will be in trouble if the airbag malfunctions or breaks down. In other words, the airbag solves the problem of car crashes but, there is a possibility that it may malfunction and due to small errors, a life can be lost. We still have to solve these problems and make sure that airbags are the most reliable devices anyone can use. We have to make sure we keep on modifying the airbag for safety and to make sure we can prevent car crashes. Overall, the airbag is a reliable device that solves is purpose and the

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