Safety device in a motor vehicle for the protection of pedestrians and cyclists

The invention relates to a safety device on a motor vehicle for protecting pedestrians and cyclists, associated with at least one arranged below the hood with an air bag gas generator, unfolds to protect an impinging pedestrian or cyclist on the vehicle. In order to prevent the lateral displacement of the unfolded in front of the A pillars of the motor vehicle airbag sections is provided that the airbag (1) in the unfolded state beneath the hood (19) each have a portion (7, 8) and a respective chamber (15, 16 ) in the region of the hinges (19a, 19b) of the bonnet (19) that the airbag (1) above the hood (19) over the entire width of the motor vehicle in front of the lower region of the windshield and the A pillars (17, 18) of the motor vehicle, and in that the side, in particular the A-columns (17, 18) covering the ends (2, point 3) of the airbag deployment thereof upwardly and are additionally fixed.