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source The airbag was invented by John W. Hetrick in 1952.
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source The airbag was first patented in 1953.
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source Allen Breed was the first to create the crash sensor piece of technology that was the first airbag we know today in 1968.
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source Airbags were not taken seriously until the 1970s when drivers and passengers complained about the amount of traffic accidents in the 1960s.
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source In 1973, the Oldsmobile Toronado was the first car that was sold to the public with a passenger airbag.
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source In 1986, airbags were being put in Chrysler's car models as standers.
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source In 1987, the Porsche Turbo was the first car to have both seats in the front equipped with airbags.
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source The airbag system has a folded fabric bag that is stored into the driver's steering wheel and the dashboard on the passenger's side. When the car get bumped or it crashes into an object, the airbag is released. This system was created in 1987 by Allen Breed.
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source The first generation airbags were not meant to protect those who didnt have a seat bealt on.
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In 1998, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) made that all cars contained airbags in both driver's and passenger's sides.
