‘Beltbag’ for Mercedes-Benz

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Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will make use of a ‘Beltbag’ in a luxury-class model to enhance rear passenger safety. The Beltbag is like an airbag for seatbelts that reduces the risk of injury to rear passengers involved in a head-on collision.

Crash sensors detect a severe frontal impact while a gas generator inflates the multi-layered belt strap with Velcro seams to almost three times its original width. According to Mercedes-Benz, the Beltbag is comfortable to wear too with its extra-soft belt strap edge. The Beltbag will reduce chest related injuries experienced in severe collisions by evenly distributing the force experienced across the chest.

News Source: Mercedes-Benz