Avoiding Airbag Injuries

Airbags are safety devices that are common to almost every car on the road these days. They are meant to save lives and do a good of job of that in many cases. However, in a crash, the force with which airbags are deployed can actually cause injury to the driver or front-seat passenger. Those at the greatest risk are children and even small adults. This risk can be reduced by the following airbag safety tips:

• The passenger should always sit as far from the airbag as possible. The airbag needs room to expand. If your seat is too close to the airbag, the force of the deploying airbag will be absorbed by you. You can avoid this by pushing your seat back and giving the airbag the room it needs.
• The driver also needs to give the airbag room to deploy. Tall drivers might not be at a huge risk of airbag injury, since they naturally sit far from the airbag. For short drivers, this risk is difficult to avoid. In this case, you should try to sit back as far as you can while still being able to reach the pedals.

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Safe airbag practices can allow the airbag to do its job rather than cause injury. Nonetheless, airbag injuries continue to occur every year for reasons such as airbag defects and negligent passengers. When these injuries do occur, the injured party should explore their legal rights.

To get more information on airbag injuries or to discuss your case, contact the Chicago airbag injury lawyers of Friedman and Bonebrake, P.C. by calling 312-466-8200 today.