Passenger-side airbags are installed in the instrument panel on the passenger side. They deploy during frontal collisions to protect the front passenger.

Curtain airbags are installed in the roof above the side window. They drop down and inflate during side collisions to protect occupants' heads.

Background: The cause of death in many pedestrian accidents is head injury from impact with hard objects in the engine compartment below the hood

Reduction of impact on pedestrians during collisions