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Omaha Steve

(99,674 posts) Sun Jan 3, 2016, 08:16 PM Jan 2016

Honda confirms Takata air bag killed young driver

Source: AP

DETROIT (AP) — Honda Motor Co. says a defective air bag made by Takata Corp. was responsible for the death of a driver near Pittsburgh.

It's the ninth death worldwide attributed to Takata air bags, which can inflate with too much force and injure occupants with metal fragments.

A 13-year-old boy was driving a relative's 2001 Honda Accord Coupe on July 22, 2015 when it crashed and the air bag inflated.

The boy's family contacted the government last month. After investigating, Honda and the government found that the boy's injuries were caused by a ruptured air bag inflator.

FULL story at link.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/6201bd6419c24789a05c1cc3a15123f3/honda-confirms-takata-air-bag-killed-young-driver

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Honda confirms Takata air bag killed young driver (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jan 2016 OP

... 13 year old driver? benh57 Jan 2016 #1

Fully eom rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author thesquanderer Jan 2016 #4

There's a reason you don't put small children in the front seat ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2016 #5

Read the article again; it will make you sick to your stomach jmowreader Jan 2016 #7

My car has a Takata airbag - still waiting for a resolution. Recall was issued last May! WestSeattle2 Jan 2016 #2

unfortunately the issue restorefreedom Jan 2016 #6

benh57

(141 posts)

1. ... 13 year old driver?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Jan 3, 2016, 08:22 PM

Jan 2016

Parents should be held partially liable.

rjsquirrel

(4,762 posts)

3. Fully eom

Reply to benh57 (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 3, 2016, 08:34 PM

Jan 2016

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thesquanderer This message was self-deleted by its author.

eppur_se_muova

(36,274 posts)

5. There's a reason you don't put small children in the front seat ...

Reply to benh57 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 4, 2016, 07:22 PM

Jan 2016

In almost every case, don't let your child ride in the front seat until he's at least 13 years old — and passenger safety organizations such as SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. go even further and recommend keeping your child in the backseat until he's old enough to drive himself. Several states have laws requiring children to sit in the back until a certain age, so be sure to check the law in your state.

http://www.babycenter.com/404_when-can-my-child-safely-ride-in-the-front-seat-of-a-car_69792.bc

Hmmmm ... looks like PA doesn't permit children to use adult safety belts ... (see link)