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In an interview Monday, Mr. Kolly said air-bags provide "an opportunity to drive those fatality numbers down," adding that the safety board is in a good position "to make judgments about the technology" and its future applications.
Study Recommends Installing Air Bags on Private Planes Andy Pasztor 2011
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TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. is recalling 304,000 vehicles globally for air-bags that may inflate with too much pressure in a crash, send metal and plastic pieces flying and cause injuries or deaths.
Honda Recalls 304,000 Vehicles Worldwide For Air-Bag Problem The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. is recalling 304,000 vehicles globally for air-bags that may inflate with too much pressure in a crash, send metal and plastic pieces flying and cause injuries or deaths.
Honda Recalls 304,000 Vehicles Worldwide For Air-Bag Problem The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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But can someone get a screen cap of the air-bags that fall from the plane ceiling?
The Tail Section » LOST - The Plane Crash From All Angles 2007
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If your air-bags deploy, a call goes out automatically.
The Wired Road Ahead 2008
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But one could say the same thing about seat belts, air-bags and even the FM radios mandated during the Cold War to assure the government's ability to broadcast nuclear alerts.
Don't Give Up on Energy Independence Robert McFarlane 2008
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My dad used to say that inside of the car's air-bags was uncooked popcorn.
Archive 2007-06-01 2007
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Yet by Bricklin's own admission, the SUV "can't give us the five-star ratings we wanted, it can't accommodate all the air-bags we wanted, so we have started the process of redesigning cars, which is going to push us back a year."
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They excel most birds in flight, are able to make long nightly journeys, in which they use their wings not only for flight, but as air-bags in which they catch all kinds of flying insects.
The Human Side of Animals Royal Dixon 1923
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Life-preservers are chiefly of the belt or jacket type, made to fit about the body and rendered buoyant by slabs of cork sewed into the garment, or by rubber-lined air-bags.
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