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Aren't seat belt laws pretty much nationwide now?
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How much does an airbag add to the price of a vehicle?
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paulg_68 posted:
How much does an airbag add to the price of a vehicle?
Not sure about retail but last time I checked it was like $450 per bag to get one reinstalled if you get into an accident and the bag deploys.
Seems like a good example of a regulation that needs to go away.
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Cause the airbags buffer damage that the seatbelts dont?
Don't tell me people are so dumb they think they can skip seatbelts cause they have airbags in the car.
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1) lots of idiots don't wear seatbelts no matter what the law says.
2) airbags help even if you're wearing a seatbelt.
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Yukishiro1 posted:
1) lots of idiots don't wear seatbelts no matter what the law says.
I will concede that there is probably some nonzero % of people who might be saved by an airbag while not wearing a seatbelt, but do we know what that percentage is? Is it significant?
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2) airbags help even if you're wearing a seatbelt.
How? Or is having your nose broken by one helpful?
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Deahts by airbags..
http://www.physorg.com/news4363.html
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If an airbag breaks your nose you nose was going to get broken anyhow probably.
Unless it's some 10 mph collision or something.
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Seems like the side airbags would be more beneficial than front airbags and ironically those are not mandated.
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Yeah that is probably true.
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If the bag itself is $450 I imagine the whole setup is considerably more.
That's a lot of money for some people. Seems like they should be optional.
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As I understand it, the sudden deceleration from the seatbelt in an accident at reasonable speed will still eff you up pretty badly. The airbag is designed to make that a little less traumatic. They're not a perfect solution, but then again neither are seatbelts. There are rare instances where being thrown clear of the car would be preferable.
I do wonder what will be the next automobile mandate, though. On Star? Computer controlled driving?
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paulg_68 posted:
If the bag itself is $450 I imagine the whole setup is considerably more.
That's a lot of money for some people. Seems like they should be optional.
A lot of times even in a minor front end collision, when the air bag deploys it shatters the windshield too.
My macroecon teacher at Alabama was using a personal story like that to illustrate how sometimes regulations can affect the marketplace. His daughter had gotten into an accident and instead of it being something he could take care of out of pocket he had to go through the insurance company because the airbag deployed and the windshield had to be replaced (making the accident > $500 more costly than it would have been otherwise).
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Ashmaele posted:
Aren't seat belt laws pretty much nationwide now?
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Ashmaele posted:
Aren't seat belt laws pretty much nationwide now?
I would think insurance companies have a lot to say about the installation of airbags in a car.
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