What is an "airbag" or "SRS"?

What is an "airbag" or "SRS"?

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SRS means supplemental restraint system, and airbags fall into that category. So when you get in the new car and you see the letters “SRS“ on your steering wheel, that's what it means. It means you have airbags in the car. Could be front impact airbags that just come out of your steering wheel in the dashboard on the passenger side. Newer cars have airbags throughout the car. Side curtain airbags, thorax airbags, front airbags, back airbags. Pretty soon the car's going to be one big airbag. Just going to roll down the street like a beach ball.