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Is it safest to use a seatbelt and airbag together?
Yes, it is safest to use yourseat belt and airbag together. In fact, airbags are designed to only be used with seat belts. They are not designed to protect you if you are not using a belt. An airbag is even dangerous to use without a seat belt. Using a seat belt without an airbag is not dangerous, it just doesn't give you that extra protection. Not using an airbag is only advised if an underage (under 13 years by SRS recommendation) passenger is sitting in the seat.
How can a passenger tell when the seatbelt is properly used?
its not When it clicks or When the seatbelt is very tight across the sternum and lap.
What is a seatbelt used in a car for?
to help save lives
Do you have to replace the airbag sensor once an airbag has been used?
Yes. Most airbag sensors are triggered by breaking them so they are single-use only.
Where on motor vehicle would aluminium alloys be used?
on the seatbelt.
Where on a motor vehicle would aluminium alloys be used?
on the seatbelt.
In Washington state is it illegal to sell a used car with a faulty airbag?
As a private citizen it may not be illegal but it is extremely unwise. Even if you had the buyer sign a form stating they knew the airbag was faulty, I would not sell the car in this condition. You may be leaving yourself open to a lawsuit down the road if the new owner has an accident and someone is hurt because the airbag did not deploy. You could loose all you own. Have the air bag repaired and then sell the car and sleep good at night. It would be foolish to sell this car like it is.
What salt is used in airbag systems?
azide
Which president used the Gulf of Tonkin to deploy troops to Vietnam?
LBJ
Do you have to have your seatbelt hooked to make work?
Yes, it has to be hooked and used correctly.
Who used Gulf of Tonkin to deploy troops to Vietnam?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What is threshold for airbag deployment?
The following information was gathered from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbag ======= Airbags are designed to deploy in frontal and near-frontal collisions more severe than a threshold defined by the regulations governing vehicle construction in whatever particular market the vehicle is intended for. U.S. regulations require deployment in crashes at least equivalent in deceleration to a 23 km/h (14 mph) barrier collision, or similarly, striking a parked car of similar size across the full front of each vehicle at about twice the speed. International ECE regulations are performance-based, rather than technology-based, so airbag deployment threshold is a function of overall vehicle design. Unlike crash tests into barriers, real-world crashes typically occur at angles, and the crash forces usually are not evenly distributed across the front of the vehicle. Consequently, the relative speed between a striking and struck vehicle required to deploy the airbag in a real-world crash can be much higher than an equivalent barrier crash. Because airbag sensors measure deceleration, vehicle speed and damage are not good indicators of whether an airbag should have deployed. Airbags can deploy due to the vehicle's undercarriage striking a low object protruding above the roadway due to the resulting deceleration. The airbag sensor is a MEMS accelerometer, which is a small integrated circuit with integrated micro mechanical elements. The microscopic mechanical element moves in response to rapid deceleration, and this motion causes a change in capacitance, which is detected by the electronics on the chip that then sends a signal to fire the airbag. The most common MEMS accelerometer in use is the ADXL-50 by Analog Devices, but there are other MEMS manufacturers as well. Initial attempts using mercury switches did not work well. Before MEMS, the primary system used to deploy airbags was called a "rolamite". A rolamite is a mechanical device, consisting of a roller suspended within a tensioned band. As a result of the particular geometry and material properties used, the roller is free to translate with little friction or hysteresis. This device was developed at Sandia National Laboratories. The rolamite, and similar macro-mechanical devices were used in airbags until the mid-1990s when they were universally replaced with MEMS. Nearly all airbags are designed to automatically deploy in the event of a vehicle fire when temperatures reach 150-200 °C (300-400 °F).[citation needed] This safety feature, often termed auto-ignition, helps to ensure that such temperatures do not cause an explosion of the entire airbag module. Today, airbag triggering algorithms are becoming much more complex. They try to reduce unnecessary deployments (for example, at low speed, no shocks should trigger the airbag, to help reduce damage to the car interior in conditions where the seat belt would be an adequate safety device), and to adapt the deployment speed to the crash conditions. The algorithms are considered valuable intellectual property. Experimental algorithms may take into account such factors as the weight of the occupant, the seat location, seatbelt use, and even attempt to determine if a baby seat is present.
