|
Posted: 7:16 AM Nov 5, 2009
Ford to Put Air Bags Into Seat Belts
Ford will be the first automaker to mass produce the technology.
Reporter: Associated Press |
|
DETROIT (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. says it plans to introduce seat belt-mounted air bags and will be the first automaker to mass produce the technology.
The new seat belts will debut in the back seat of the 2011 Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle, which will hit the market next fall.
The belts have a cylindrical air bag that stretches from the buckle to the shoulder and fits inside a pocket sewn into the belt.
Ford says they inflate more gently than a front air bag, and with cooler air, so it's safer for children.
Sue Cischke, Ford's group vice president for sustainability, said the Explorer was chosen for the new seat belts because it's popular with families and has also been a platform for other safety introductions.
Ford has been working on the technology for a decade.
| WILX Poll |
- Study: Lesser-Known Germ a Bigger Hospital Threat
- Kid Hit By Car
- Consumer Alert: Milk Warning
- State Issues Raw Milk Warning
- PETA: Go Green, Go Vegan
- State May Raise the Price of a Traffic Ticket
- Prosecutor Rejects Clemency
- Rate Increase Lowered
- "Tax-Credit Scammer" Faces Elder Abuse Charges
- Poor Defense
- Granholm's 'Meatout' Proclamation Stirs Controversy
20 Comments - State May Raise the Price of a Traffic Ticket
12 Comments - Unemployment Holds Steady in Lansing-East Lansing Area
8 Comments - PETA: Go Green, Go Vegan
8 Comments - Lawmakers Propose Closing State Police Post
7 Comments - March Madness Brackets May Be Illegal
6 Comments
|
Popular Searches Powered by Local.com |
|
|
Stock Quotes
Real Time Stock Quotes.
|
Reinventing GM
Follow GM's Progress WILX Pet-Pals
|
Find Your Companion Adopt A Pet FinditLansing.com |
From Clothes To Appliances Buy or Sell It
|
Relay For Life
Find Relays In Your Area
|
DTV Information
Need Help With Digital Television?
| | ||||||||||||||||||
| AP Videos |
|
|




