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I'm thinking the idea is more to lessen the impact it has with whatever surface it's rolling over? Meaning less impact for occupants? So this airbag is between the vehicle and the road/ground/whatever its hitting? I don't know...

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I'm thinking the idea is more to lessen the impact it has with whatever surface it's rolling over? Meaning less impact for occupants? So this airbag is between the vehicle and the road/ground/whatever its hitting? I don't know...

I believe so. Though really if you're wearing your seat belts you're usually fine in rollover. Biggest concern is ejection.

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I believe so. Though really if you're wearing your seat belts you're usually fine in rollover. Biggest concern is ejection.

 

It is so irritating when news reports a fatal accident where a suv rolled over. They mention the rollover and usually say "speed was a factor" even when it wasn't, then they neglect to mention that the people died because they were ejected because they weren't wearing their seatbelts.

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It is so irritating when news reports a fatal accident where a suv rolled over. They mention the rollover and usually say "speed was a factor" even when it wasn't, then they neglect to mention that the people died because they were ejected because they weren't wearing their seatbelts.

 

I don't suppose this would somehow keep people inside the vehicle/from ejecting (they'd hit this airbag outside the window), would it?

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Maybe this is for the upcoming Bronco...

That was my first thought when I read the title. The vehicle in the drawing looks like an Explorer (yeah, yeah, generic vehicle, blah, blah, blah), and it certainly could have applications in CUVs, but if the Bronco is as much of a hard offroader as it's supposed to be, that would be the natural place to implement it. The short wheelbase and high center of gravity that come with that sort of vehicle make it far more susceptible to rollovers than are softroaders.

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