The Truth About Airbags

Part I of Essay
Airbags began being installed into automobiles around the mid-1980’s (Dowd 136). Since their introduction, airbags have been present in 2.6 million accidents (Carbonara 132). In those accidents they have saved over thirty-four hundred people (Carbonara 132). The shocking fa ....

Part II of Essay
.... and leaned forward (Dowd 136). Robert told his daughter to sit back and replace her shoulder strap (Dowd 136). When he looked toward the traffic light, it had turned red (Dowd 136). He did not have time to stop and collided with another minivan waiting to turn left (Dowd 136). In a blink of an eye both airbags were inflated (Dowd 136). Robert, a little stunned, began to worry about the damage to his new minivan (Dowd 136). Next, he realized that Alison was not moving and was positioned sideways in her seat (Dowd 136). The doctors told Rober ....