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Depends of it's usage. To drive around a city at 30km/h do you need an airbag ? In this context safety for the passerby probably become more important.

Looking at statistics for road death in Paris for part of 2024: - 9 on foot - 1 on bike - 8 on motorbike - 1 in a car

Edit: only dead driver I could find for Paris was fleing the police and end-up in a tree.



That's the speed at which airbags are most effective. Or do you believe your airbag is going to do you much good at 120 km/h?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16210197/


Who drives at 18 mph around the city? I am yet to see a city like that.

And even if you did, there are other drivers that can crash into you at much higher speeds.




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