Umcamelo oneminyaka engama-36
Enye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu zokuphepha kubagibeli bezimoto, i-airbag, ineminyaka engu-36 kuphela ubudala.
Namuhla kunzima ukucabanga imoto yomgibeli engenawo okungenani umcamelo owodwa wegesi. Khonamanjalo, ingenye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ezivikela abahambi bezimoto, manje isineminyaka engu-36 ubudala.
Yasungulwa ngo-1968 yinkampani yaseMelika i-AK Breed. Yaqala ukusetshenziswa e-US ku-Chevrolet Impala ngo-1973.
Iyaziwa ngezinga layo eliphezulu lokuphepha, iVolvo yayithatha ngo-1987 ngochungechunge lwe-900 olunikezwa imakethe yaseNyakatho Melika. Ngemuva kweminyaka emibili, i-flagship yakwaVolvo eyadayiswa e-Europe nayo yayinomshini owodwa wegesi.
Namuhla, ama-airbag emoto awavikeli kuphela umshayeli nomgibeli ongaphambili ekushayisaneni kwangaphambili. Ama-side impact nama-rollover airbag nawo afakiwe. KwiToyota Avensis yakamuva, izikhwama zegesi nazo zifakwe ngaphansi kwedeshibhodi ukuze zivikele imilenze.
Ngokukhula, isinyathelo esilandelayo ukufaka ama-airbag ngaphandle kwemoto ukuvikela abahamba ngezinyawo.
Nakuba isimiso se-gas cushion sihlala singashintshile iminyaka engu-36, siye sathuthukiswa kakhulu. Sekuvele kunemicamelo enezigaba ezimbili ezigcwaliswayo kanye naleyo efutha kakhulu njengoba kudingekile kumandla omthelela anikeziwe. Isikhwama ngasinye segesi esokusetshenziswa okukodwa kuphela. Uma isiqhumile, ngeke iphinde isetshenziswe.
