Re: At what speed do airbags go off in an accident?

On May 14, 7:59=A0pm, Daryl Walford <dwalf...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Has the rate of seatbelt use changed recently?
> One of the reasons many people in Australia think seatbelt use isn't as
> common in the US is because of the way air bags are set to deploy
> differently in each place, AFAIK airbags go off much earlier in US cars
> which we have always assumed was due to more people not wearing belts, I
> can't think of any other reason for airbags in the US being deployed a
> lot earlier than here.

they go off earlier, with more force and the bags are larger as the
designer can't tell which direction the unrestrained occupant is going
to be flung with lethal force. god bless the US and personal freedom
to kill yourself in a minor car accident :)