External Airbag Protects Pedestrians


	External Airbag Protects Pedestrians

benben1

5-5-2009 2:17 AM

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5-5-2009 2:36 AM

doodleicious

i don't know what i was thinking- half expected to find some kind of nifty lil' joke when i opened this clip- lol- but nope - joke on me.....it really is an external air bag for pedestrians

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