GM Adding Rollover Airbags by 2012

2012 might seem a long way off — think two Summer Olympics — but in that amount of time GM says it will outfit every vehicle it makes with standard rollover-enabled airbags. The company has already put the airbags – which deploy when a sensor detects a rollover — in 43% of its light trucks and SUVs. A majority of SUV fatalities occur due to rollovers, and 25% of all traffic fatalities are due to rollovers. Along with the increasing availability of electronic stability systems in SUVs and cars, this added safety measure should dramatically reduce rollover deaths.

[GM to Put Rollover Airbags in All Models, The Detroit News]