When I first started working in the Fire and Rescue Service, we would routinely be cutting dead bodies out of cars that really didn’t look like they had undergone much impact at all but had no airbag fitted. 30 years later when I left you simply wouldn’t believe the wrecks people were being cut out of alive due to the safety features in modern cars. The biggest leap forward was when airbags became routinely fitted. They work.
I'm a big believer in air bags, most modern roadsters have 7: 2 front, 2 in each seat and one to protect the drivers lower legs. Which is why any impact that fires the bags means the car is scrap, the cost of replacing all the interior trim, seat covering and dash is so great.
One of the many reasons we changed from the Roadster to the Plus 8 was that it has airbags: ok, only 2, but 2 are better than none.
Morgan has offered airbags on the trads in some markets, but the steering wheel is so very ugly. They really need a good looking "period" airbag equipped wheel.
Side bags in the seats would also help.
