Children riding in the front seat can be seriously injured or killed when an air bag deploys in an accident. An air bag is not a soft, billowy pillow. To do its important job, an air bag comes out of the dashboard at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour - faster than the blink of an eye. The force of an air bag can hurt those who are too close to it. Adult Safety Points Everyone should buckle up with both lap and shoulder belts on every trip.
Air bags are supplemental protection devices.
The lap belt should be worn under the abdomen and low across the hips. The shoulder portion should come over the collar bone away from the neck and cross over the breast bone. The shoulder belt in most new cars can be adjusted on the side pillar to improve fit. Remember that an air bag can deploy at speeds of up to 200 miles an hour. If a child is unbelted, too small for the lap and shoulder belt to fit properly, or incorrectly restrained or positioned in a child safety seat, there is a danger that the child will be too close to the dashboard during the instant that the air bag inflates.