I-airbag ephakathi ezimotweni zeGM
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I-airbag ephakathi ezimotweni zeGM

I-airbag ephakathi ezimotweni zeGM I-General Motors izokwethula i-airbag yokuqala yemboni efakwe phakathi nendawo ukuze ivikele umshayeli ophambene noma umgibeli ongaphambili uma kwenzeka kushayisana umthelela oseceleni.

I-airbag ephakathi ezimotweni zeGM I-airbag yangaphambili efakwe phakathi izotholakala kuma-SUV e-Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia kanye ne-Chevrolet Traverse midsize crossover onyakeni ka-2013. Isici esisha sezokuphepha sizobe sijwayelekile kumamodeli e-Acadia kanye neTraverse anezihlalo ezishintshwa amandla kanye nakuzo zonke izinhlobo. Imodeli ye-Enclave.

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Njengomphumela womthelela, i-airbag yangaphambili ebekwe endaweni emaphakathi ingena kwesokudla sesihlalo somshayeli futhi itholakala phakathi komugqa wangaphambili wezihlalo eduze nendawo emaphakathi yemoto. I-airbag entsha yohlobo oluvaliwe yakhelwe ukuvikela umshayeli uma kwenzeka kuba nomthelela. I-airbag ephakathi ezimotweni zeGM ngokusebenzisa enye imoto ungene emzimbeni oseceleni ohlangothini lwabagibeli uma kuphela umshayeli esendlini. Lolu hlelo luphinde lusebenze njenge-airbag emunca amandla phakathi komshayeli nomgibeli ongaphambili uma kwenzeka kushayisana izinhlangothi zombili zomshayeli nomgibeli. I-airbag kulindeleke ukuthi inikeze isivikelo esanele ngisho noma imoto igingqika.

Ukuhlaziywa kwesizindalwazi seNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Failure Reporting System (FARS) kubonise ukuthi imithelela ohlangothini lomzimba ukusuka ohlangothini olubhekene nomshayeli noma umgibeli kuhlezi khona - lapho ngaphambili I-airbag ivikela umoya ophakathi nendawo. -okubala amaphesenti angu-11 abo bonke abashonile bebhande ezingozini ezingagingqiki zango-1999 noma amamodeli amasha phakathi kuka-2004 no-2009. Ukushona okubandakanya abagibeli ohlangothini oluphambene lwemoto kuze kube sezingeni lomphumela nakho kubala amaphesenti angu-29 azo zonke izifo ezibangelwa uhlangothi ezibandakanya abagibeli abagqoke amabhande ezihlalo.

I-airbag ephakathi ezimotweni zeGM "Imithetho ye-Federal ayidingi ukusetshenziswa kwe-airbag yangaphambili ephakathi, kodwa ayikho enye isistimu ye-airbag okwamanje esetshenziswa ezimotweni ehlinzeka ngalolu hlobo lokuvikelwa kwabahlezi ngaphambili," kusho uScott Thomas, unjiniyela omkhulu wezokuphepha we-GM.

I-airbag ephakathi nendawo engaphambili kulindeleke ukuthi ithuthukise imiphumela yokuhlolwa kokuphahlazeka. Imodeli ka-2012 yama-midsize crossovers athola isilinganiso somthelela esiseceleni sezinkanyezi ezinhlanu sezinkanyezi ezinhlanu kusukela ku-National Highway Traffic Safety Agency's (NHTSA) Uhlelo Olusha Lokuhlola Izimoto kanye ne-Top Safety Pick yango-2011 evela ku-Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). .

“I-airbag ephakathi nendawo yangaphambili inamandla amakhulu okuvikela abantu abangaphakathi engozini eyingozi,” kusho u-Adrian Lund, umongameli we-Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). “Ngakho-ke kufanele I-airbag ephakathi ezimotweni zeGM Sibonga uGM kanye noTakata ngokuthatha isinyathelo kuqala kule ndawo ebalulekile.”

“Alukho uhlelo lwezokuphepha oluhlanganisa zonke izingxenye zomzimba womuntu noma olunganqanda konke ukulimala, kodwa i-airbag yangaphambili ephakathi yenzelwe ukuthi isebenze namanye ama-airbag namabhande ezihlalo emotweni ukuze kuvikeleke kakhulu abagibeli,” usho kanje. .Isitabane Kent. , umqondisi ophethe we-GM wokuphepha kwezimoto nokuvikela ukuphahlazeka. “Ubuchwepheshe bakamuva bukhombisa ukuzibophezela okukhethekile kwenkampani ekuthuthukiseni ukuphepha kwabahambi ngaphambi, ngesikhathi nangemva kwengozi.”

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