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World’s first rear window safety curtain E-mail
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008
TOYOTA has developed the world’s first SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) rear window curtain shield airbag to protect rear passengers’ heads in the event of a rear-end collision.
The new airbag deploys from the roof lining above the rear window in the form of a curtain-like barrier. Together with the headrests, the airbag minimises impact to the head from a colliding vehicle or parts of the hit vehicle, thus helping to reduce the severity of injuries.
Its use in the soon-to-be launched “iQ” ultra-compact four-seater is expected to approximately double the car’s rear passenger head protection performance. Toyota has continued to develop and make available its collision safety technologies, resulting in such achievements as the swift market introduction of SRS curtain shield and knee airbags, to enable its vehicles to better respond to a greater range of accidents.

Caption: The new Toyota rear window curtain shield airbag to protect the rear passengers in the event of a rear end shunt.


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