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Airbags and Specialty Law
Enforcement Vehicles
Q: Can equipment such as radar devices, video
cameras, and radio trees be mounted in a
specialty vehicle equipped with a right front
passenger's frontal airbag?
A: Yes, but care must be taken to properly mount the
equipment outside of the airbag “deployment zone.”
Q: What is the airbag “deployment zone”?
A: The term “deployment zone” describes the space an
airbag takes up when fully inflated. Airbags need
room to work properly, and anything in the
“deployment zone” — such as improperly mounted
equipment — can greatly affect the performance of
the airbag.
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WARNING:
Airbags inflate with great force, faster than the
blink of an eye. No objects, such as shotguns,
should be placed over or near the airbag covers.
Equipment mounted too close to an inflating
airbag could break and become a dangerous
projectile in a crash, causing injury to the vehicle's
occupants. Also, an object too close to an inflating
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