The airbag is a pretty perplexing concept when you think about it.
When someone buys a new car, the last thing they probably think about is the airbag. That’s because every new car comes with standard airbags nowadays. Sure, some cars come with more airbags than others that are placed in different areas of the car, but the point is that every car has them.
And for most cars, they will never be used. While there are a good number of auto accidents every year, the number of registered cars on the roads greatly outnumber them. So the airbag is forgotten about much of the time and brushed to the side as an unnecessary addition for many drivers.