The system has a front air bag (3), a separate lateral air bag (6) that extends as far as the front air bag when inflated, a controller for activating the air bags that is programmed so that it activates both air bags in the event of a frontal impact and/o...

A satellite sensor (16) and a floor sensor (14) are provided in a forward portion and a central portion, respectively, of a vehicle body. A calculated value and a speed are determined through predetermined processing of a deceleration detected based on an ...