Air Bags Can Kill Even though air bags are designed to save lives, they can be harmful or fatal to some people. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recognized this concern and has made efforts to reduce injuries caused by air bag deployment by allowing the installation of a switch that turns off air bags. But in order to have a switch installed, the driver must file a request for an air bag on-off switch. People shouldn’t have to seek permission from the government to disable a device that has been found to be responsible for many deaths from their vehicles. According to The Oracle, “Turning off the airbags”, (http://zephyr.oracle.usf.edu/archive/199711/19971