Does the brace position change if your airplane seat belt has an air bag?

When I sat down in my seat on my flight this morning, I noticed that my seat belt had an airbag installed.

This piqued my interest; the safety instruction card on the airplane indicates that the "brace position" is to either cross my arms on the seat in front of me (not possible in this case since I was in a bulkhead row) or to bend forward and fold my arms underneath my legs.

However, one would think that the presence of an airbag deploying from the general vicinity of one's waist would make this configuration impractical at best (and disastrous at worst).

Does the brace position change if one's seat belt has an airbag?

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Is air bag related to seat belt?

Seat belts and airbags are interrelated: an airbag without a seat belt can cause severe injury and even death. So, you have to use a seat belt to avoid serious injury. Moreover, according to seat belt legislation, wearing seat belts at all times is mandatory.

Does the airplane brace position work?

Those passengers who adopted the fully flexed 'brace' position for crash-landing achieved significant protection against head injury, concussion, and injuries from behind irrespective of local aircraft structural damage.\u201d

Do airbags work best if you wear your seatbelt?

Air bags are supplemental protection and are designed to work best in combination with seat belts. Both frontal and side-impact air bags are generally designed to deploy in moderate to severe crashes and may deploy in even a minor crash.

What is the reason for the brace position?

Newer brace positions are being adopted by many U.S. airlines in which the flight attendants do not sit on their hands. Instead, they place their hands flat on top of their thighs. This new position is being adopted because in the event of a crash, sitting on hands can cause injury and/or crushing.

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