Comments on: Ford introduces seatbelt-airbag hybrid

By: JEKYL & HYDE

JEKYL & HYDE — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:08:15 +0000

your missing my point.what does an airbag do?(stop forward momentum)ditto a seatbelt.sure,in a severe crash,one can can a belt bruise(burn).this can also be as a result of the pyro seat tensioners(which are actually a small explosive charges designed to pull you back in the seat),but a back seat front airbag does the same thing as a seat belt airbag,one is just easier and less trouble,won’t fray,won’t get a door smammed on it,won’t get a drink poured all over it(i hope you get what i’m saying,i think the car makers will too,its just one less thing to go wrong…)

andrew,been in the auto game over 25 years,seen hundred’s of frayed seatbelts fail rego’s.not just gm product though,and yes,you are right about the retractors stuffing up first,i bet you would winge loud and long over $2k for a seatbelt.

By: Safety Frist

Safety Frist — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:38:10 +0000

Bugger!!! I was looking forward to responding but everyone else stepped in…

By: blah is an idiot

blah is an idiot — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:16:53 +0000

PLAY NICE GIRLS!

By: Allergic

Allergic — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:28:08 +0000

Lets just stop driving ????????????????????????????

Joking of course.

By: Allergic

Allergic — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:25:42 +0000

Go away and grow up.

By: t

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:24:24 +0000

i saw a guy in a red vn in brisbane driving around on his own wearing a helmet a few years back!

By: Yanzo

Yanzo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:07:15 +0000

i have a better idea, let’s just make a bouncing castle inflate inside the car when it crashes!

By: axe

axe — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:37:54 +0000

no you educate yourself. Mazda was basicallty bankrupt when ford stepped in . The major reason for there bunkruptcy was all the time, effort, skills, and money went into R&D into the rotory engine. The acutaly wanted to fit rotoried to everything once they got it right …….. but before the did they where out of cash. Mazda cars only gained credibility when ford took over.Everything prior to the blue oval was…..rubbish

By: Car Fanatic

Car Fanatic — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:12:55 +0000

Don’t get carried away with praising Ford just yet as this invention is 6 years old and looks alot like the one patented in 2005 by Universal Propulsion company in America. The patent was first lodged in 2003. On top of that The Lexus LFA has them standard and Merc has been experimenting with them for over a year.

By: jon

jon — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:16:49 +0000

If its built by Ford it won`t work, as the saying goes BUILT FORD ROUGH