Culture and Technology--Social Studies

Over the past 30 years, many things have been invented and innovations have been made. However, I feel that the one advancement in technology that has made the greatest impact on society would be car airbags. They may not seem like much, but they save hundreds of thousands of lives. Before car airbags, the force of a crash would drive the driver and most passengers into the windshield, most being killed. After car airbags were invented, the driver and passengers were held back in their seats, while the airbags absorbed much of the force of the crash. People still die from car crashes even with airbags, but the rate has dramatically decreased since the invention of the airbag. This is one invention that makes us stop and consider how much more dangerous and different driving would be without them. Today, airbags are standard in cars and are lifesavers in millions of crashes around the world.