The Airbag-Seatbelt

Ford will be releasing vehicles next year which have seatbelts which inflate like airbags. Supposedly it will help keep children safe.

Gimmick or true safety innovation?

I have to wonder if it were truly a safety innovation, wouldn’t Ford have released it in Volvo vehicles first? Volvo (owned by Ford) is known for advanced safety features, and considering no other vehicles have airbag seatbelts, it would seem a good fit. Instead Ford is picking their namesake brand first.

The tendency to question stuff like this is probably apparent in this post. Ford has made great strides in recent history, so this is skepticism of the brand itself or its capabilities. It’s more a personal skepticism of the actual benefits of airbag seatbelts.

Anyone else?