Buy a Car with Airbags

If you are in the market for a car, buy one that's just rolled off the assembly line instead of a used one.Front-end crashes is one of the major causes of traffic accidents. Airbags help prevemt this by inflating explosively into a protective pillow in front of the driver (and front passenger, if the car is so equipped) in a moderate-to-high speed frontal crash.

Airbags do not guarantee immortality , but when used in combination with seat belts, they significantly improve chances of survival.According to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, cars with airbags account for 28 percent fewer deaths than cars that have seat belts only.

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