Ford Inflatable Seat Belts are Creepy, Won’t Decapitate You
Ford has introduced a line of the “first industry-approved” inflatable seat best, designed to cushion children during rough riding or a collision. The airbag-looking (but not airbag) belts can expand up to five times the size of a regular one, “in order to distribute pressure from the crash more evenly across the body.” This lifeless, soulless crash test dummy-kid shows just how safe & creepy the inflata-belts can be.
FORD INTRODUCES INDUSTRY’S FIRST INFLATABLE SEAT BELTS TO ENHANCE REAR SEAT SAFETY
* Ford introduces the auto industry’s first-ever production inflatable seat belts, which are designed to provide additional protection for rear-seat occupants, often children and older passengers who can be more vulnerable to head, chest and neck injuries
* Ford’s inflatable rear seat belts will debut on the next-generation Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle, which goes into production next year; Ford eventually plans to offer inflatable seat belt technology in vehicles globally
* Ford’s inflatable rear seat belts spread crash forces over five times more area of the body than conventional seat belts; this helps reduce pressure on the chest and helps control head and neck motion for rear seat passengers
* More than 90 percent of Ford research participants indicated that Ford’s inflatable seat belts are similar to or more comfortable than traditional belts, which could help increase the lower rate of rear belt usage
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