Volume Six, Issue 10
OCTOBER 2004
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OCTOBER 2004 - Accident Reconstruction Newsletter
This month's newsletter focuses on Air Bags.
Air Bags are inflatable cushions that protect you from hitting the interior parts of your car and potentially objects outside of your car. Air Bags inflate in a fraction of a second immediately after a moderate to severe crash occurs. The instant a crash begins, sensors begin to measure impact severity. If the crash is severe enough ( at or above the deployment threshold), the sensors signal inflators to fill the bags with harmless gas. The inflated air bag reduces the chance that an occupant will strike the vehicle's interior during a crash.
There are several types of airbags. Most vehicles have airbags that deploy in frontal crashes to protect front seat occupants. The driver frontal air bag is located in the hub of the steering wheel and the passenger frontal air bag is located in the instrument panel. Other types of air bags include: side impact air bags, curtain air bags, tubular air bags, seat-mount air bags, door-mount air bags, and combo air bags.
This issue of the Accident Reconstruction Newsletter will address the different types of air bags, how air bags work, minimizing risk and injury, and frequently asked questions.
ARC Network News Update:
- The new and updated ARC Network web site will be operational by the end of November.
- We have tentatively scheduled the next ARC-CSI Crash Conference for either June 7-10 or June 13-16, 2005 in Las Vegas, NV.
- The ARC Network is currently designing new web sites for a handful of accident reconstruction companies.
Each month the ARC Network continues to grow with new memberships and contacts. We now have over 400 members and going strong. We would like to thank everyone for their support.
The ARC Network would like to thank everyone for continuing to make the ARC Network the number one web site for accident reconstruction and traffic investigation.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
- About Air Bags - module, crash sensors, electronic control unit, on-off switch, during deployment, after deployment.
- Types of Air Bags - front, side, curtain, tubular, seat-mount, door-mount, combo.
- Minimizing Risk and Injury - occupants, parents, small adults, elderly, pregnant women, medical conditions, first responders, children.
- New Air Bag Technology
- Air Bags Photos and Video
- Additional Resources for Air Bags
- Air Bags - FAQ
- ARC Network New Members
- November
2004 Training Events
(Currently 4 events scheduled) - In The News
- Membership Information
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