Airbags make difference between life and death.

(From Malay Mail)

Byline: Sushma Veera

KUALA LUMPUR: For those who can afford a car, paying an additional RM20 to RM60 a month for hire purchase of airbags in their cars should not be a problem.

A set of two airbags will cost an additional RM2,000 for cars, which works out to about RM1 a day, spread over five years.

Autoliv Hirotako Sdn Bhd group managing director Tony Leow said it is sad to see that many people would rather spend the money to upgrade non- safety features instead.

"Unfortunately, this ultimately translates to more deaths on the road," said Leow yesterday at his company's plant in Balakong, which manufactures the …