HEALTHWAFB BATON ROUGE
Safety feature now standard in most new European cars often missing from models sold in the U.S.
Front-center airbags, designed to prevent head injuries during side collisions, are now standard in most new European cars due to updated safety protocols. However, these airbags are often unavailable in U.S. models except in luxury vehicles or premium packages, and U.S. safety assessors have not prioritized testing to encourage adoption. Singer-songwriter Lynsea Rohde suffered severe injuries in a crash where such airbags could have mitigated head collisions.
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