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 theVman
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| posted on February 1st, 2012 at 03:36 PM |
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Watercooled - aircooled - not cool
Hi,
A mate of mine's father in law just bought a new Jetta and within only 2 weeks of having it was in an accident. 4 cars & a truck involved in this
accident...and the only one burnt was the Brand new VW Jetta. Thankfully John's o.k, air bags did not deploy, no one can explain why. Looks like
everything BUT the impact bar was hit, maybe thats why. But you would think the impact everywhere else should have triggered them.
Man did this thing BURN.
It was replaced with another brand new one exactly the same as he had. I think im just as safe in my 69 bug.
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LUFTMEISTER
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| posted on February 1st, 2012 at 04:32 PM |
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A lot of people who thought air bags were going to save them, now have dirt over them. Secret is not to get yourself in the situation were you need
secondary safety devices. My2c
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theVman
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| posted on February 1st, 2012 at 04:50 PM |
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A lot of people who thought air bags were going to save them, now have dirt over them. Secret is not to get yourself in the situation were you need
secondary safety devices. My2c
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True, but many times its not by choice or control.
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donn
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| posted on February 1st, 2012 at 05:59 PM |
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If the body panels in the pic are that way because of the colision, and why would they be otherwise, I reckon I'd be asking the question why the air
bags didn't deploy, lucky he didn't end up on the steering wheel I think (except for the seat belts obviously).
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
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waveman1500
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| posted on February 1st, 2012 at 06:12 PM |
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The main structure of the chassis doesn't look like it's been touched, so perhaps the car didn't decelerate quickly enough to need airbags. If the
driver was OK, then that's a good indication that the airbags probably weren't needed. An airbag going off is a very violent event and they can
cause injuries by themselves, so the computer will only use them when it is necessary.
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| posted on February 1st, 2012 at 06:44 PM |
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was the car hit in the rear end first, pushing the car into the truck? if so airbags dont deploy in rearenders
the front wheels look to be turned, again, if the car was cornering the airbags wont deploy.
if the driver was already braking hard with the ABS activated the deceleration unit wont register a sudden stop
there are a number of factors and reasons as to why airbags wont act, you canot rely on them to save you.
jesus is my airbag!
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