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The death and injury toll from accidents in America is staggering.

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In the 75-year history of the automobile, more than two million persons have died in

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traffic accidents.

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The evidence is overwhelming that our cars must be made safer for people.

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The airbag is a device that operates automatically responding to crash

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impact in a fraction of a second.

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This test crash was equivalent to a 49 mile per hour accident and the passengers

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had no injuries. The Department of Transportation estimates we can save

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nearly 9,000 lives and prevent half a million serious injuries per year with

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front seat airbags. Without them, auto occupant deaths and injuries are

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expected to increase by about 40 percent in 10 years.

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Tests show that we can have lighter, cheaper, and safer cars with airbags and

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can save both fuel and lives.