美国国家公路交通安全管理局（National Highway Traffic Safety Administration，NHTSA）最近制定了一项法规，要求到2013年所有在美国销售的车辆将被要求安装侧面安全气囊。由于在发生侧面撞击时乘客的躯干和头部受到侧气囊的保护而使遭受的撞击力减轻，这项新的法规每年将有望拯救数以百计的人的生命。09年9月汽车生产商自愿同意在所有车型上安装侧气囊，同时这项安全装置正变得日益普遍。根据政府的计划，汽车生产商将分阶段逐步安装侧气囊，到2010年所有车辆中要有20%安装侧气囊，到2011年这一比例提高到50%，2012年提高到75%，最终到2013年全部配备侧气囊。
Side-impact airbags mandated on all U.S. cars by 2013
Passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. from 2013 will be required to have side-impact protection as standard under new regulations introduced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.The new laws are expected to save hundreds of lives every year by reducing the severity of the impact on the passenger’s torso and head.
Carmakers voluntarily agreed to install side air bags in all vehicles by September 2009 and the safety equipment is already becoming more prevalent. Under the government’s plan, automakers will be required to phase-in the head protection in 20% of passenger vehicles in 2010, 50% by 2011, 75% in 2012 and in all passenger vehicles for the 2013 models.
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