From: utzoo!watmath!dmmartindale Newsgroups: net.auto Title: Airbags Article-I.D.: watmath.3358 Posted: Sat Aug 21 13:58:19 1982 Received: Sun Aug 22 01:34:53 1982 My objection to mandatory inclusion of airbags in cars is a very simple one: I ALWAYS wear seatbelts, and as far as I can tell airbags offer essentially no additional protection. However, they are expensive, might cause hearing damage if triggered, and would certainly make controlling the car more difficult in an emergency if they triggered. Thus for me, they have nothing going for them and much against. If I'm ever forced to buy a car that has airbags, I want a way of turning them off (or I'll disable them myself.)