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Inflatable Seatbelts...Really Ford? [Cars]
gizmodo.com - 11/5/2009
Inflatable Seatbelts...Really Ford? [Cars]
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Times are tough for the automotive industry. Consumers have less money, the environment has less tolerance and nothing short of new engineering paradigms can fix any of it. You know, stuff like inflatable rear seatbelts. The next-generation Ford Explorer will come with rear seatbelts that ...
geardiary.com - 11/7/2009
Ford introduces inflatable seat belts
— geardiary.com — Ford Motor Company is taking a giant leap forward in rear seat occupant safety as they introduce... new inflatable seat belts, set to debut on the next-generation Explorer SUV coming next year. They say that these new belts are being received as at ... (more) Ford introduces inflatable seat belts
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World's first inflatable seat belts are here by Ford
gizmodiva.com - 11/6/2009
World's first inflatable seat belts are here by Ford
— gizmodiva.com — So finally, the world's first automotive application of inflatable seat belts is here and this is pioneered... by Ford. The description says that it has combined the attributes of traditional seat belts and air bags to provide a increased level of ... (more) World's first inflatable seat belts are here by Ford
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SlipperyBrick.com:  Ford to offer inflatable seatbelts

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Ford to offer inflatable seatbelts
SlipperyBrick.com — ... seen before. Rear seatbelts that will inflate in an accident the same way an airbag inflates. The idea is that rear inflatable seatbelts would be able to multiply the surface area of the belt against your body by up to 5 times. So in an accident, your crash would be more “comfortable.” We aren’t sure if this would be practical or not, but it might save lives in the future. I wonder if it will hurt those people with more girth, by squeezing them tight. [Gizmodo] ...

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