On September 1, 1998, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 finally went into effect. The law required that all cars and light trucks
sold in the United States have air bags on both sides of the front seat. While
Ford and GM began to install air bags in some vehicles during the 1970s,
some experts began to wonder if they caused more problems than they
solved. When air bags inflated, they could hit people of smaller stature-and
children in particular-so hard that they could be seriously hurt or even killed. A
1973 study suggested that three-point (lap and shoulder) seat belts were
more effective and less risky than air bags anyway. But as air-bag technology
improved, automakers began to install them in more and more vehicles, and
by the time the 1991 law was passed, they were a fairly common feature in
many cars. Still, the law gave carmakers time to overhaul their factories if
necessary: It did not require passenger cars to have air bags until after
September 1, 1997. (Truck manufacturers got an extra year to comply with the
law).
Question: Discuss the importance of the airbag and why it wasn't made
government policy until 1998. Be sure to use complete sentences

the french revolution main idea was to give power to the people. the revolution was influenced by the enlightenment ideas, reasoning and skepticism pushed people to revolt against standards and norms in french society.

the problem was that the revolution caused political turmoil, and napoleon saw this as an opportunity and launched a coup d’état in november 1799. he became the first consul of france and later named french emperor.

some people see napoleon as a hero of the revolution and others see him as a traitor.

people see him as a traitor because he noticed the political turmoil and used this moment to rise to power. others see him as a hero of the revolution because he had some political and military achievements - in which he was committed to promoting the achievements of the french revolution - he had extensive public constructions, made a civil reform.

in a bigger picture, napoleon had some huge achievements in france which made him very important, but the fact that he seized power to himself makes him an undeniable traitor to the revolution since the main idea of it was to remove people from power and give power to the people.

in the 1800s, locomotives powered by steam made transportation faster and cheaper. the resulting rapid growth of railroads led to the connection of the atlantic and pacific railroad in oklahoma city in 1897.

in the last years of the century, the improvement of steam-based engines the expansion and growth of railroads. this growth increased when the companies started to build and expand, such as the atlantic and pacific railroad, which connected new mexico with california, and missouri with oklahoma. many of these new networks were built in oklahoma, and these changes transportation henceforward.

regarding the law, the 15th amendment was specifically designed thinking in the rights of black free men.

even though ratified on february 3, 1870, the promise of the 15th amendment would not be fully applied for a long time.poll taxes and literacy tests would allow southern states disenfranchise african americans. only in 1965 the voting rights for african americans would be actually able to vote in the south.

in 1965, president johnson signed the voting rights act, which aimed to overcome legal barriers that prevented african americans from voting as it was guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the u.s. constitution.