Volvo V40 Pedestrian Airbag

Pedestrian Airbags? Volvo's got You Covered

More autos driving into pedestrian deaths occur in the US each year then we lost on 9/11.

The Volvo V40 attacks the pedestrian collision problem quite literally head on.

The Pedestrian Airbag: Why and How it Works

In China 25 percent of traffic fatalities are pedestrians. In Europe the figure is 14 percent and in the USA 12 percent. Far larger numbers of pedestrians are injured. The most serious head injuries involving pedestrians and cars are caused by the hard structure under the bonnet panel, the windscreen's lower edge and the A-pillars...

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[burnzy3210]

only volvo care this much about safety, volvo for life!!

[TheBowerbird]

The sensors have been designed to detect human leg shapes. Did you even watch the video?

[legacyandlancaster]

ほんとユニークテクノロジーですね。good!

[americanu197]

hey fuck you man i asked a question and it was a good one....can the system tell a leg from a traffic post or a garden gnome or a fucking cane how smart is it

[alsayli007]

you have "american" in your nick, nuff said...

[americanu197]

so what if you bump in to a post?...do you have to waste the rest of your day putting the airbag back?

[freddieridley08]

and how is that going to stop them from braking them and possibly leaving you alive and in a wheel chair for the rest of your life? may as well make cars out of foam such a retarded feature to have on a car, such a waste of money and time in my opinion.

[TheDavidferal]

A system which protects, not only the inside but also the outside person? Faith in humanity restored

[Nawerd Son]

Bad for zombies.

[Relinquished55]

thanks volvo now i dont have to brake anymore

[Paul Michael]

I'd like to get hit by that lol

[CriminalMacabre]

Volvo is always like 79 steps ahead in security. While other brands push "big truck grill" pedestrian killing machines with suvs for oblivious soccer moms and people with penis inadecuacy issues, volvo is making this. Seriously, this should be standar.