When You Thought You Couldn't Get More Airbags!

While Malaysia is making front airbags as compulsory for our national cars, automakers from other countries are researching on where you can add more airbags in the cabin! Like above, knee airbag has become a standard safety equipment in some cars to reduce the injury on the knee caused by a front-end impact. The cheapest car with knee airbag that you can get in Malaysia is the Mitsubishi ASX.



Next up is the rear airbag by Toyota, which they had installed in the Toyota iQ. It is designed to shield the rear occupants from debris or other hazardous materials in an event of rear crash.



Seatbelt airbag started by Ford on their models such as Explorer to reduce the load on chest when the seatbelt is limiting the movement of the occupant in accident. The placement of airbags are getting odder isn't it?



Something relatively new by General Motors - front center airbag! The airbag, which deploys from the right side of the driver seat (left driving position), is designed to keep the driver in place when driving solo in an event of a side impact. It is also to prevent both front occupants from hitting each other in side impact. Cool huh?

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