Automotive safety
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Automotive safety is the study and practice of automotive design, construction, equipment and regulation to minimize the occurrence and consequences of traffic collisions involving motor vehicles. Roa
Crash testing is one of the components of automotive safety.
Passive safety devices being put to the test in a Mazda CX-5 crossover
Ferrari F430 steering wheel with airbag
1974 Mini Clubman Experimental Safety Vehicle featuring a "pedestrian-friendly" front end
Airbag
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An airbag or supplemental inflatable restraint is a vehicle occupant-restraint system using a bag designed to inflate in milliseconds during a collision and then deflate afterwards. It consists of an
The driver and passenger front airbag modules, after having been deployed, in a Peugeot 306
Blue plaque commemorating Round and Parrott's patent, at Birmingham Dental Hospital
1975 Buick Electra with ACRS
A deployed curtain airbag in an Opel Vectra