The vast majority can benefit greatly from an airbag, and can reduce any risk of airbag injury just by buckling up on every trip and properly restraining children 12 and under in a back seat. Almost all airbag deaths have involved unrestrained or improperly restrained occupants. Discuss your medical condition with your physician and together decide whether an airbag switch is appropriate for you. To get farther away from the steering wheel, try moving the seat farther back or adjusting the angle of the seat back. If you are in the market for a new car, try sitting in several models or consider a power seat option to enable you to sit most comfortably farther away from the steering wheel.
Children are safer in a back seat of vehicles, with or without an airbag.
Most children who ride in the front seat do not need to be there. Ask yourself how frequently all rear seating positions are occupied. If you are looking for a new car, select one with enough rear seating positions to accommodate the maximum number of children you expect to transport. Automakers are not required to make the switches available, nor are dealers required to install them. Due to vehicle design and other considerations, switches may not be available for all vehicle makes and models.