Proven safer, but to what degree?
The study I read which was conducted by NHIS and Liberty Mutual (I was consulting to them at the time) had a LOT of raw data…Their finding’s where that Airbags had saved the lives of THOUSANDS of people and prevented other injuries for THOUSANDS more.
Insurance companies are GREAT for saving money. And the less money they have to pay out for injuries in a car crash is something EVERY insurance company strives for. That’s why they’ve been HUGH advocates of airbags. They wouldn’t spend ONE DIME on research and campagning if they didn’t think it could save them MILLIONS each year. And to get airbags mandated in every car the insurance companies spent MILLIONS in campagning, commercials and lobbying.