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Seatbelts restrain the occupants and stop them from flying around inside the vehicle in th event of a crash, so those would save your life more than the airbags would ( assuming you wear a seatbelt ). The older car just folded in on itself, completely mangling anyone or anything in the front 2 seats- the newer car just got a nasty dent in the engine compartment, but the occupants would have been fine...