Tim Shaw Insurance Group Blog

There is no ifs, ands, or buts about it – airbags save lives. They can make the difference between your Naples auto insurance paying for the repairs on your vehicle and your life insurance paying out a death benefit to your spouse. On the flip side, airbags can also cause injury. The flaw, however, is not with the device, but with the imperfect human it protects. Here some tips suggested by many experts to avoid getting injured by your airbag during a crash.

• You should sit at least 10 inches away from the steering wheel at all times, no matter your height, girth, age, or gender.
• Always wear your seat belt. This simply act can almost completely eliminate the risk of airbag injury.
• Do not lean forward while you drive. Sit back into your seat.
• Never put a rear facing infant seat in the front seat of a vehicle outfitted with airbags. Doing so could cause serious injury to the child if the airbag deploys.

Properly operating airbags can reduce your chance of dying in a collision by over 10 percent according to experts. You might not feel so pleased about that when you see the repair bills that almost always follow an accident – but fortunately you can avoid that monetary hardship by simply obtaining comprehensive Naples auto insurance. Interested parties should contact one of our agents now.

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