Cars get airbags on the outside

Car companies Cars are running air bags in a collision. External airbags will be available within two years, the safety increase of the passengers, but also cyclists and pedestrians.

At this time, between 37 and 40 percent of all accidents on the side of the car. An external air bag would in many cases, the injury may reduce the occupants. Researchers have found that when a car into the side of another car only runs one inches less far unannounced, the chances of survival of the occupants increase dramatically.

The idea of external airbags floats for a number of years around the auto industry, but versnellingsbakfabrikant ZF is currently in discussion with potential customers and the system within two years to deliver production cars.