ROANOKE TIMES
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DATE: Friday, October 4, 1996 TAG: 9610040071
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
Automobile air bags have reduced deaths by 27 percent among front passenger-seat riders over age 13 involved in head-on collisions, the National Highway Safety Administration said Thursday. However, a study it released showed a 28 percent increase in the risk of death for children up to age 13 from passenger-side air bags.
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