I am no fan of air bags and plan on a disabling move when I get round-tuit.
BUT.. Last Sept I picked up a 2001 Dodge Neon, yes it has bags and not the latest controllers either.. So far I have towed well over a thousand miles and driven at least that much more and they are still in factory condition. Not deployed.
Accidental deployment IS, in theory, possible... I'm not sure just how that might happen and in 25 years of telling cops where to go I can not recall of a single case of it happening.
But injuries if they deploy.. That is a given, no matter where you park your hands on the wheel YOU WILL BE INJURED.. I think I recorded one deployment in those 25 years that did not result in medical treatment.. (must have been winter in MI and a heavy leather coat).
That is why I'm anti-air bag. They cause injuries.. SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES, Air Bags cause injuries.