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Question 4136

Front airbags are most effective in...

  1. rear-end collisions.
  2. side impacts.
  3. front-end collisions.
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Correct answer: front-end collisions.

Front airbags are in the steering wheel and in the dashboard in front of the passenger, and they protect your head and chest in a frontal crash. Side and curtain airbags act in a side impact, while the head restraint protects you when you are hit from behind. In the image, both front airbags have deployed.

DGT, Manual II: Cuestiones de seguridad vial