If a car hits a tree, the cars occupants (assume no seat belts or air bags) will be violently thrown forward because they are pushed forward by the car seats.

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If a car hits a tree, the car’s occupants (assume no seat belts or air bags) will be violently thrown forward because they are pushed forward by the car seats.

A	TRUE
B	FALSE
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Air bags are designed to work with seat belts, not replace them. Without a seat belt, you could crash into the vehicle interior, other passengers, or be ejected from the vehicle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Without an airbag to prevent impact forces, accident victims could easily succumb to fatal injuries such as broken necks, severed spinal cords, traumatic brain injuries, or lethal lacerations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Airbags are designed to work with safety belts, not replace them. In fact, if you don’t wear your seat belt, you could be thrown into an opening airbag and be injured or even killed.

Detailed explanation-4: -They increase the time taken for the vehicle to slow down in an impact (like an airbag). This reduces the force exerted on the passengers. The deformation (crumpling) of the car also absorbs energy from the collision meaning that less energy is transferred to the passengers.

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