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Ford to put air bags into back seat belts of SUV (w/ Video)

Ford to put air bags into back seat belts of SUV (w/ Video)

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they're in the seat belts. Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat belt-mounted air bags in the back seat ...


Child safety seats and lap-and-shoulder belts effective in preventing serious injury

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 04, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For young children, all states currently require the use of child safety seats, and the minimum age and weight requirements to graduate to seat belts has been increasing over time. A new study in the journal Economic Inquiry re ...


Teens making poor choices when it comes to riding in vehicles

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 27, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Injury prevention experts have long known that teens are less likely than other motorists to wear seat belts while driving. Now, researchers from the Meharry-State Farm Alliance at Meharry Medical College have discovered ...


Automobile restraints do not increase chance of fetal complications following accidents

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It is well established that seat belts save lives. However, many pregnant women do not wear seat belts, for fear that the belt itself could injure the baby in a car crash. But is this actually the case? Does the seat belt ...


Technology to 'watch over' vulnerable road users

Technology / Engineering

created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed a new system to protect vulnerable road users. The technology comes in two versions: a pre-crash system and a warning system.


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Inexperience a key factor in youth crashes

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide (Australia) study has found that young drivers are twice as likely to have an accident during their first few months of driving on a provisional licence than after ...


Designing cars for expectant mothers

Technology / Other

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UK researchers have developed a new computer model - Expecting - that can be used as a design tool for automotive designers to help ensure that vehicle designs can accommodate the safety needs of pregnant occupants. They ...


Stop sign ahead for texting while driving? (AP)

Stop sign ahead for texting while driving?

Technology / Other

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Targeting text messaging behind the wheel, the Obama administration plans to offer recommendations to address the growing traffic safety risk of distracted driving and the use of mobile devices by ...