What does AB stand for?

Air Bag

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Frontal air bags, side seat air bags, and curtain air- bags, all placed according to crash testing.

A Little History About the Eclipse and How to Keep Them Running

IIHS said the optional side curtain air bags worked well in protecting motorists' heads, but a person's upper body would remain unprotected even with the optional side curtain air bags.

Large pickups fare poorly in crash tests

NHTSA said the air bag warning lamp and the passenger air bag 'on-off' light would remain on.

Germany & United States: BMW recalling 200,000 vehicles in US

Such was the case in the early-to-mid 1990s, when air bags became mandatory in new cars, Quicker than an air bag can inflate after a crash, thieves went after these high-value items, leading State Farm Insurance Company to calculate in 1996 that 50,000 air bags are stolen every year in the United States, amounting to a $50 million problem.

Deflating air bag theft. (News and Trends)

Any information that you could tell me about air bag safety would be greatly appreciated.

Ask Doctor Cory

Air bags, which are inflated by gas from a rapidly burning propellant and sometimes also from a pressurized cartridge, have caused nonfatal injuries including broken bones, burns, and eye damage, although the damage may have been worse in many cases had the air bag not deployed.

Curbing air bags' dangerous excesses: new smarts, new sensors, and ...

An air bag is not just a simple cushion that imposes itself between the upper body and the steering wheel or dashboard.

The pros and cons of air bags

The driver's air bag is stored, folded, in the steering wheel behind a break-open panel.

AIR BAGS COULD PROVE HARMFUL TO CHILDREN