Totally worth it. Did you see the car in California
/kabc/story?section=news/state&id=8505169 that went over the bridge?
“In frontal crashes, frontal airbags reduce driver fatalities by 29 percent and fatalities of front-seat passengers age 13 and older by 32 percent. The fatality reduction in frontal crashes is larger for unbelted drivers (34 percent), compared with belted drivers (21 percent). NHTSA estimates that the combination of an airbag plus a lap and shoulder belt reduces the risk of death by 61 percent, compared with a 50 percent reduction for belts alone in frontal crashes.2”
“Side airbags: Side airbags with head protection reduce a car driver’s risk of death in driver-side crashes by 37 percent and an SUV driver’s risk by 52 percent, an Institute analysis shows. Side airbags designed to protect only the torso reduce fatality risk by 26 percent for car drivers and by 30 percent for SUV drivers.3”
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety