3000-3499 60 48 56 116 53 75 .
3500-3999 53 57 52 115 37 92 .
4000-4499 49 58 44 144 29 91 .
4500-4999 45 169 29 110 .
5000 + 38 181 25 112.
Passengers of the lightest cars have tremendously higher death rates. You are.
more safer in an SUV but have greater risk of killing others in an accident.
Passive safety features advance the chance of drivers and passengers.
dying or being injured in a car accident. Size is considered a passive safety.
pictures: as they say "bigger is safer." Smaller cars have double the amount of.
deaths compared to larger ones.
The best safety device ever developed for the automobile is the safety.
belt. It keeps you from being even more injured in an accident. They were first.
installed in the 1950s, and have been mandatory since 1967. Current belts have .
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automatic seat-belt devices to pick up the stretch that occurs in a crash, allowing.
greater passenger protection and space for the airbag . Even though airbags.
help reduce fatal injuries, safety belts should still be used for full protection.
Though a recent DOT survey discovered that 50% of drivers under the age of 25.
didn't wear their seat belts on a normal basis. NHTSA reports that depending on.
the type of vehicle, seat belts can reduce fatalities by 45 to 60%.
Airbags expand quickly when there is a severe frontal accident. They do.
not eliminate the usage of the seat belt but are designed to work together with it.
The expanded airbag cushions the head and prevents the passenger from hitting.
the steering wheel, windscreen, or dash board. In 1998 all new cars that were.
sold in the US had to have air bags on both driver and passenger side (dual air.
bags). In 1999 all light trucks sold in the US had to have dual air bags also. .
NHTSA reports that depending on what type of vehicle, airbags reduce occupant.
fatalities by 30 to 35%.
In an accident seat belts and airbags work together. The combination of.
seat belts and airbags is 75 percent effective in preventing serious head injuries.