How do SABs (side-impact air bags) work

There are several sorts of injuries that you receive when you are involved in a car crash, especially if you are in the driver’s seat. The side impact bags (SABs) are installed in your car, and gets inflated to provide you with protection of your head, and your chest, if you should have a serious impact at the sides of your car.

There are three types of SABs that can be installed in your car, and these are the chest SABS, which protect your torso; head SABS; and heart and chest SABs. The SABs for the torso is mounted at the side of your car seat, or in the door. These SABs are designed to protect you from chest injuries in case of a serious side impact of your car.

As the car gets involved in a serious crash, the SABs inflate in seconds, not giving the chance of your chest hitting any part of the inside of the car. This way it protects your body from fatal injuries. For side impact SABs, the side air-bags inflate to protect your chest. There are sensors kept in the car that determine if the impact is serious enough, and triggers an air vent to inflate the SABs accordingly.

The frontal air-bags in your car would stay inflated for shorter tine after the crash, unlike the side-impact SABs. Some of the air-bags fitted in a car stay inflated for a long time after the impact of the car, and this is to provide extra protection for any injuries in case of a roll over.

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