On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:21:03 -0400, J. Clarke wrote:
Tom wrote:

John wrote:lf airbags work so all fired well then why, with all new cars
equipped with
airbags, are so many states all of a sudden passing seat belt laws?

Because, without the seat belt, you probably wouldn't be in the right
place for the airbag to help you. Tom

But with the seat belt how much difference does the airbag really make?

Quite a bit. You can still hit the dashboard and/or the
steering wheel with seatbelts on. It's not always you moving
towards them, sometimes they move towards _you_. An airbag is
softer than either of these objects.