How has airbags impacted society?

Answer 1

Just as with car seat belts, there was auto producer reluctance about making airbags standards equipment on automobiles. The main complaint for safety measures were that they would hurt the consumer as the price of a new car would of course rise.

The other factor with seat belts was that consumers, despite its clear safety benefits, were often not wearing them. Enough so that laws had to be passed to force drivers and passengers to wear them.

Once the cost hurdle argument about airbags was done, there of course was no problem about "compliance" as the airbags were an automatic safety device.

The installation of airbags has certainly reduced injuries and prevented many deaths when there is a car crash.

Answer 2

Air bags have had a major impact in the safety of automobiles. Upon contact with another car or street obstacle, the airbags inflate and protect the passengers from serious physical damage. Society has been made safer due to airbags.