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Ford technology breakthrough: rear seat inflatable seatbelts
Ford Motor Company today introduced the world's first inflatable seat belts for cars. This technology breakthrough combines the best features of traditional seat belts and air bags, for an extra added level of crash safety protection.
The inflatable seat belts are for the rear seats. Since children ride in rear seats, this is a family-friendly safety development.
The inflatable seatbelts will help reduce head, neck and chest injuries. The first model to get the inflatable rear seat belts will be the next-generation Ford Explorer. Ford plans to offer the inflatable seatbelts in additional models over the next few years.
Here's how Ford describes the inflatable seatbelts:
In everyday use, the inflatable belts operate like conventional seat belts and are safe and compatible with infant and children safety car and booster seats. In Ford’s research, more than 90 percent of those who tested the inflatable seat belts found them to be similar to or more comfortable than a conventional belt because they feel padded and softer. That comfort factor could help improve the 61 percent rear belt usage rate in the U.S., which compares to 82 percent usage by front seat passengers, according National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data.
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