The head, face and chest are also less likely to strike the steering wheel, windshield, dashboard or the car's interior frame. People wearing safety belts are not thrown into another person or ejected from the vehicle. Also, the safety belt helps belted drivers maintain control of the car by keeping them in the driver's seat. This increases the chance of preventing a second crash. You still must buckle your seat belt even if you're riding in a car with an air bag.
Air bags can cause injuries or even death when people are too close at time of deployment.
Everyone should sit at least 10 inches away from where the air bag is stored. Young children who are riding in child safety seats or older children who are riding in booster seats should ride in the back seat, furthest away from an air bag. Using Seat Belts with Child Safety Seats Securing newborns and toddlers in child safety seats is known to reduce chance of serious injury in a crash. Newborns should be placed in rear-facing car seats in the back seat.