If you’ve ever wondered about the effectiveness of side impact airbags in automobiles, you can stop wondering now. According to an article in Consumer Reports which references a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the use of head-and-torso airbags reduces the risk of death by more than one third, and even more for SUV drivers. Torso-only airbags were not nearly as good.

Side air bags prevent deaths - Consumer Reports, October 2006

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