External airbag device

The airbag (14) includes a bag base (14a), which deploys along the lower edge of the windshield (2), and bag side segments (14b), which deploy while extending upwardly from the right and left sides of the bag base (14a) along the exteriors of "A" pillars (6). Guide rods (20) vertically extend along the exteriors of the "A" pillars. Each of the bag side segments (14b) has a connecting strap (14c) on its top that connects the bag side segment (14b) to the guide rod (20). The connecting straps (14c) are movable along the guide rods (20). The bag side segments (14b) are guided along the guide rods (20) by the connecting straps (14c) and deploy along the exteriors of the "A" pillars (6).