Drivers might not want to think about it, but there’s a great probability that they’ll be involved in a car crash at least once in their lives. In fact, collisions are so common that the Association for Safe International Road Travel estimates that about 2.35 million Americans are injured or disabled each year because them.
Fortunately, over the years, the humble airbag–which became a mandatory feature for U.S. vehicles in 1998–has helped mitigate the number of injuries and casualties caused by vehicular accidents. Of course, better technology also means better protection from airbags, and one of its latest updates is the knee airbag.