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...afety seat is directly in front of the airbag as it breaks through the dashboard and instantly inflates. Even some forward facing child safety seats could possibly place the child within range of the airbag before it is fully inflated. Also, if a child is unbelted, or too small for the lap and shoulder belt to fit properly, or wriggling around or leaning forward, there is a danger that the child will be too close to the dashboard during that instant that the airbag begins to inflate. In modern days, airbags are standard equipment in almost all new cars and are designed to supplement the protection provided by safety belts in frontal crashes. Federal safety standards require that all new passenger cars and light trucks be equipped with both driver- and passenger-...