Basic Airbag Safety
By Luis Rodriguez

Air bags are very complex systems. By what mechanism do they deploy? In what instances are they designed to deploy? When are they not meant to? These are all questions that will be addressed in later posts. For now however, I will concentrate in what I see as the most immediately relevant to the motoring public.

Airbags are meant to supplement the seat belts in restraining a vehicle occupant in the event of an accident. Their role as a supplementary restraint system (hence SRS) cannot be stressed enough. Seat belts will restrain occupants in events in which the air bag will not offer any protection (and therefore will not deploy), such as rear end collisions, roll overs, and T-Bone collisions (in referring to frontal airbags). Moreover, air bags will only deploy once, while an accident might actually involve multiple collisions. Furthermore, airbags are designed to deploy in crashes of a pre-determined severity level. However, this does not mean that crashes that fall below this deployment criteria will not hurt you… and so you see the importance of seat belts.

Think of a deploying airbag. While in slow motion (as you are likely used to seeing the deployment) it may resemble a slow, soft pillow that gently cradles the driver s (or passenger s) upper torso and face, in reality a deploying airbag is a violent event. It inflates and completely deflates in less time than it takes to blink your eyes, and is quite capable of fracturing your orbital bone, collapsing your lungs and breaking your neck. I have seen multiple cases in which fractures to the forearm bones occur from a deploying airbag. They can cause severe permanent damage. How to best avoid these injuries you ask? By not being out of position at the moment of deployment.

Think of it as the difference between the occupant coming into contact with the deployed airbag, and the deploying airbag coming into contact with the occupant. The best way to avoid a deploying airbag, is to be a properly belted occupant, seated no less than 10-12in. from the SRS module (See Owner s Manual).

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The airbag will still impact you while it is deploying.

It is also important to note that not all impacts occurs like the one shown above, without any prior frontal deceleration. In many occasions the driver may attempt to apply the brakes before the collision, throwing the body forward before the collision and subsequent deployment. This will place you in the way of the deploying airbag if not buckled and seated properly, and increase the risk of serious injury.

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5 Ways to Better Gas Mileage
By Tom Tessin

Everyone and their brother love to save money whether it s at the grocery store or at the gas station. What people don t think about is how to get more for their money. This is where driving techniques come in. Did you know that certain driving techniques will give you better gas mileage? What does this mean for you in the long? It means you get more mileage per gallon equaling more money in your pockets.

Check your tires air pressure once a week

Every week, you should check your tire s air pressure. Air pressure is important when it comes to getting great gas mileage. If your tires tend to be low, the car may be unbalanced, therefore making the car use a little extra gas power.

Drop your speeds

Did you know if you drop your speed by a few miles per hour, you ll save on gas? Let s put it in simple terms. The faster you go, the more gas you re going to have to burn. So the next time you re driving 90 on the freeway, just think of all the gas you re burning just to get nowhere fast.

Use your cruise control

Most cars nowadays have a cruise control feature. This feature works wonders on the highway or just about any stretch of road where you don t have to consistently stop. If you use your cruise control often, you will find that your gas mileage will be a little better because you re keeping a consistent speed. The more consistent you are with your driving, the better miles per gallon you ll get

Lay off the air

Every time you turn on your air conditioner, you re wasting even more gas. If you re driving on side streets, it s always best to just have your windows down so you can save on gas. If you tend to drive the highways a lot, it s sometimes better to use your air conditioning because of aerodynamic purposes. The next time its luke warm outside and you really don t need your air, don t use it!

Research your gas prices

If you tend to drive and fill up in the same area constantly, you may find that some gas stations have cheaper gas than the others. The same goes with areas. A lot of the times you will find that lower income neighborhoods will have cheaper gas than upscale neighborhoods. If you think about it, it makes perfect sense.

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They don t have as much money, so they won t spend as much.

Besides looking into neighborhoods, if you know you re going to fill up, you can hop online to particular gas price searching websites like gasbuddy.com and look at current gas prices. This way you ll know what stations have the cheapest prices.

These are just a few of the many ways you can save on gas. There are many tips that you can find that work and don t work. It s important to just keep a steady speed and not worry about speeding all over the place. The more consistent and friendly you are to your vehicle, the more you ll save on gas.

Tom Tessin is an author for FINDgascards.com that is geared toward people looking to save on gas with Gas Cards

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