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Re:Volvo introduces airbags for pedestrians by nagrom on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @09:34AM (#5244448)
Enough to sway you towards the Volvo at a cost of (guessing) $500? Would you not be better served to deliberately drive more slowly and carefully at points in journeys that are the riskiest and/or to go on an advanced driving awareness course?
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Re:Volvo introduces airbags for pedestrians by flexie on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @09:40AM (#5244482)
I don't think it's either or. I think most people try to drive carefully but we make mistakes, and so do pedestrians. For those situations it would be nice with a reduced risk.

Now, there are other reasons I wouldn't want to buy a Volvo but if this system works it might be installed in other cars as well :-)

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Re:Volvo introduces airbags for pedestrians by nagrom on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @09:43AM (#5244499)
Well, I agree that it is a nice system and that safety systems that protect pedestrians are worthwhile. But millions of vehicles are marketed based on how economical they are. How do you spread the usage of such a system into those vehicles and convince an economy-minded purchaser to shell out the extra money to equip it?
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