• Most cars do come with airbags. If you are concerned about the risks they carry you can pay to have them removed.
• Standard instructions will warn you not to seat children under 12 or 13 in a passenger seat with an airbag
• Never place a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat – this can lead to brain damage or death
• Passenger seat airbags are larger than driver seat bags to do the job of spreading any impact. Always consider your passenger
• Leaving loose objects around any airbag modules turns them into potential projectiles. A mobile phone or even an ear-ring is not designed to be worn through your head or chest.
• If your vehicle has airbags make sure to keep 10 inches between the steering wheel and your breastbone. This can greatly reduce the amount of damage done.
• Airbags are designed to go hand in hand with seatbelts, not as an alternative

If you should suffer an injury from an airbag, seek medical attention, take photos and contact a personal injury lawyer for advice.

Supplementary Legal Website: Attorney Elan Wurtzel, PC. Helping accident victims in Long Island, New York.