Where Are the Airbags Located in a Car?
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The locations of airbags in a car are as follows: 1. There is one each in the driver and front passenger compartments, with the driver's airbag located inside the steering wheel and the front passenger's airbag hidden behind the right-side panel of the dashboard; 2. Side airbags, installed on the outer side of the seats; 3. Head airbags, usually installed in the A-pillar, B-pillar, or roof rail; 4. Knee airbags, installed below the dashboard; 5. Rear airbags, hidden inside the rear passengers' seat belts. The airbag system is a passive safety protection system that, when used in conjunction with seat belts, provides effective collision protection for the vehicle owner. In the event of a car collision, airbags can reduce head injuries by 25% and facial injuries by 80%.
I've driven several cars before, and the number of airbag locations has really increased. I remember older models only had one airbag in the steering wheel for the driver. Nowadays, new car models are much more complex—there's basically a passenger airbag in the front dashboard, another one wrapped around the steering wheel, side airbags installed in the seats or door panels to protect the waist, curtain airbags hidden along the roof edges in case of rollovers, and even a small airbag under the driver's seat for knee protection. To be honest, these designs have gotten smarter. In earlier years, airbags could easily injure smaller individuals, but now the sensors are more precise and can adjust the deployment force based on body weight. Installing so many airbags is for safety, but I’d remind everyone not to use phone mounts that cover the dashboard area—if it interferes with airbag deployment, that would be bad. On average, each car has six or seven airbags, depending on whether it's a domestic compact model or an imported SUV.
