The Virginian-Pilot 
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, April 19, 1996                 TAG: 9604190110
SECTION: AUTO WEEKLY              PAGE: H1   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: BY MARY SCULLY
                                             LENGTH: Short :   30 lines

PROPER DRIVING WITH AIR BAGS

MEMO: [Complete text of this story can be found on the microfilm for this

date.]

ILLUSTRATION: [Color Photos]

GARY C. KNAPP for The Virginian-Pilot

The American Automobile Association recommends that drivers use a 9

o'clock-3 o'clock position for their hands to avoid injury from a

deploying air bag.

Photo courtesy Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

With a lap and shoulder belt to keep the body in position and an air

bag to offer further protection in a crash test, this dummy does not

fall forward against the steering wheel or dashboard.

Without a lap and shoulder belt or an air bag, this dummy falls

forward and hits the steering wheel in a crash test.

KEYWORDS: AIR BAG RESTRAINTS by CNB