2007-01-09 04:31:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
no, airbag will deploy
2007-01-09 04:35:02 · answer #1 · answered by petmomx9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your airbag did not deploy when you were rear-ended because airbags are not supposed to deploy when you are rear ended. The reason that the airbag did not deploy when you slammed into the car in front is that you were going fairly slowly (after being stopped and then hit by a car going about 20, you would probably be going between 10 and 20) and airbags are carefully designed not to deploy in that situation, because a deployment would cause injuries worse than the accident. Your airbag did exactly what it was supposed to do. If your airbag had deployed, and you lived, then you would have needed to get it checked to see what malfunction caused it to deploy when it should not have deployed. If you have only a headache, then the reason that you have only a headache is because your air bag did not deploy. If your airbag had deployed, then you would have much more seriously injured. When an airbag deploys, you are guaranteed to be injured. Badly. Worse than a headache. If the accident would otherwise kill you, then the airbag deployment might be a good thing, if it saves your life. In most accidents, including this one, the person will get only minor injuries if the airbag does not deploy, so it is best that the airbag does not deploy, because deployment would cause injuries that are much worse.
2016-05-22 23:05:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!!!!!
I investigated an accident where the Grandmother was driving with her 4-year-old grand-daughter in the front passenger seat.
She hit a car that ran a red traffic light and broadsided it. Grandma was wearing a seatbelt, the grand-daughter was not.
The grand-daughter was thrown forward in the crash, the airbag deployed and it caught her below the chin. The upward force of the airbag broke her neck, killing her instantly.
Nowadays, depending on your car manufacturer, several options exist. Some seats have pressure sensors that detect if a child is in the seat. This will disable the airbag. Or it may have a manual override to disarm it. The vast majority of cars recommend you put little kids in the back seat and have them buckled in. Yes, it's a pain in the donkey, but wouldn't you rather have your kids survive a crash?
2007-01-09 04:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by CyberCop 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, but for the air bag to work properly and protect you the way it was designed the seat belt must be secured. It takes both restraint systems to protect the occupants of a car. Many have learned this the hard way. I could never figure out why any one would not wear a seat belt at all times a vehicle is moving. If you are too fat get an extender, if the seat belt is too high get an adjuster. If you hate laws the government mandates then go ahead and fly out that door in the next crash and see what happens. If you feel "trapped" by a seat belt, then ride the bus. I am getting tired of the bodies they have to scrape off the road because of the lack of use for equipment that can save your life.
2007-01-09 04:39:45 · answer #4 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. The seat belts and airbags work independly from one another. Seatbelts and airbags do save lives. I'm a EMT and have seen lives saved because of them.
2007-01-09 04:37:52 · answer #5 · answered by R W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, however, it is advisable to wear a seat belt at all times since the restraint will avoid injury due to airbag deployment.
2007-01-09 04:40:04 · answer #6 · answered by edge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Just an impact at over 5 miles an hour on the sensor area (usually the bumper)
2007-01-09 04:34:56 · answer #7 · answered by Drew P 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no, you just need to smash into something going fast enough
2007-01-09 04:43:27 · answer #8 · answered by Ron Porkmore 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-01-09 04:35:11 · answer #9 · answered by vincent c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-01-09 04:35:33 · answer #10 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋