Airbags saved 50,000 lives between 1987 and 2017, but many cars have switches that allow you to turn off the passenger airbag. When and why should you do this?

All our cars have side-impact airbags mounted in the front seat backrests. I've always advised people not to do this, when they have asked for seat covers.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -If you take care of a kid in a car seat, you’ll want to know about the new safety rules. For years, child car seat manufacturers have made claims about side-impact ...

Anyway, the details on the car seat are slim right now, but apparently, the seat is only 1/2 bigger than the non-air bag model (that’s the one I have for my boy) and the system works well.