The test needs to be strengthened and more far-reaching, not the opposite. Its bag shoots up into the windshield not out into a rider's face.
Attorney seek cash from carmakers to buy on-off switches for their clients' air bags.
They also said the government should have better testing standards for air bags. Sanders said air bags like those used by Honda, which deploy vertically along the windshield before dropping down to protect a passenger, are safer than those that burst out of the dashboard straight toward a passenger. According to government records, no air bag deaths in Honda cars have been reported. Seeking Smarter Air Bags Sanders also said automakers should install air bags that do not inflate in lower-speed accidents when passengers are wearing seat belts or that deploy with varying force depending on the severity of a crash. The parents' coalition also sent a letter to Sen. Dirk Kempthorne, R-Idaho, saying it disagrees with his efforts to eliminate a government test requiring air bags to deploy fast enough to cushion a male dummy not wearing a seat belt.