rtokens: Automakers petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to allow them to introduce air bags that inflate less aggressively to help reduce unwanted injuries .
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tokens: Current air bags were designed to halt the forward momentum of an average-sized , unbelted adult male , not a small child .
ltokens: The auto industry was about three to six years away from introducing " smart " air bags with the ability to detect the size and position of an occupant and adjust inflation pressures accordingly .