The Airbag Controversy

• Air bag chronology A brief history of airbag development from USA Today.
• Air-bag fatalities shock backers into soul-searching Another USA Today article.
• What's the Problem with Airbags? Article by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), who are, of course, pro-airbag.
• Airbags, Child Safety Seats, & Restraint Systems More information from the NHTSA.
• Air bags kill more children than they save USA Today article with some really nasty details and statistics.
• AIR CUSHION RESTRAINT STUDY Provides a link to study information related to the risks of airbags.
• Buckle down and take steps to secure maximum safety Another USA Today article on why you shouldn't disable airbags. (Note: I disabled mine.)
• CNNfn - Reports knock air bag safety - August 30, 1996 Article discussing researcher concerns about airbags.
• EMERGENCY RESCUE GUIDELINES FOR AIR BAG EQUIPPED CARS How to handle air bags in an emergency.
• Feds consider policy change on air bags Another USA Today article.
• Group asks government to put warning labels on cars with air bags Do you know why?
• JORDAN WEST HOMEPAGE Dedicated to a child who died in an airbag mishap.
• NHTSA Report: Air Bags Reduce Driver Fatalities by 11% (10/3/96) Government article promoting airbags.
• Off the Line: Are airbags a cure we can live without? Editorial from Auto Week.
• Racing to find solutions to the risk of using air bags USA Today article.
• Safety Flash-Air Bags and Kids Another basic article.
• This may hurt a bit General article about the labels they're planning on using concerning airbags.
• Twenty-two children: The sad tally of a fatal flaw An article with downright scary information.

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07/20/01