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Letter to Editor Volume 13 Issue 4
Letter to the editor: should law enforcement officers wear seat belts in vehicles equipped with airbags?
Claude Jacques Chambriard, Erica Maria Diferenz
Received: December 15, 2025 | Published: December 31, 2025
Citation: Chambriard CJ, Diferenz EM. Letter to the editor: should law enforcement officers wear seat belts in vehicles equipped with airbags? Forensic Res Criminol Int J. 2025;13(4):184-186. DOI: 10.15406/frcij.2025.13.00457
Abstract
Airbags represent an important passive safety measure in motor vehicles, designed to protect occupants in the event of a collision. This article recounts a case where a law enforcement officer suffered injuries from the airbag deployment in a car accident while not wearing a seatbelt. This article provides a brief historical overview of airbags, from the first prototypes to their large-scale implementation, and opens up space for discussion regarding cases of police cars and security personnel equipped with airbags and the non-use of seat belts by occupants.
Keywords: Air bag, road accident, seat belt, law enforcement officers
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