The Potential Dangers of Air Bags and Children Air bags have become a requirement in all cars today. They are meant for protection in the front seat of a vehicle. When combined with safety belts, air bags have saved thousands of lives and prevented injuries in crashes, but this is mostly true for adults. Air bags are like medications and other public issues, they have unintended adverse effects. They have seriously injured and even killed children sitting in front seats at the time of a crash. In a crash, the air bag inflates very quickly, hitting anything close to the dashboard (Airbags a