History of airbags
John W. Hetrick was the inventor of airbags, however it was just a prototype. John W. Hetrick was inspired to make a car safety system after he had an accident in Peensylvania's countryside with his family in 1952. The accident happened when their car hit a large rock on the road which caused him to drive into a ditch. John and his wife had to hold onto their daughter to prevent her from hitting the dashboard as there was no restraint system back then. In 1953, he received a patent and he called it "safety cussion assembly for automotive vehicles. The U.S patent no. 2,649,311 was the first prototype for airbags. His airbags design was based on the torpedoes which had an inflatable canvas cover which he completed before hand. The airbags consisted of an air accumulator, inflatable cushion and a release valve. He was also the reason why airbags are put on the steering wheel as he was the one who requested the company to put it there. At the time, he was still facing challenges with the system as he was trying to make it more efficient and safe. His work inspired others who work in the automotive industries to work on this safety feature and those people were the one who per