Crash-resistant door pillars. See the Saab story link below for more detail. Integrated passenger safety cage. Manufacturers such as Volvo and Mazda are leading the way with safety cages that envelope the occupants in steel, in much the same way a racecar safety cage protects a driver in a high-speed impact. The Mazda MPV minivan uses the Mazda Advanced Impact Distribution and Absorption System with front and rear crumple zones, together with a Triple-H steel cage to protect the passengers.
Volvo vehicles offer a similar impact-absorbing structure.
He also opposes them in the front, as no child should ever be placed near an active airbag. We've placed links to a number of related stories below. Copyright 2001 by Edmunds. Inc. All rights reserved. Find out how.