Quote Originally Posted by planetdavo View Post
It appears axemurderer101 would rather have his loved one's face smashed by an airbag than accept reality over the damage they can do to the occupants when not genuinely required...
You not confusing threads Davo - cannot see a post from an axemurderer in this thread - although it has been a long day.

You and others are correct though - the safety restraint systems are 'staged' and will only trigger if necessary - according to the manufacturer settings. The smart little black boxes record G-forces, change in acceleration / deceleration and if a threshold is passed, they will deploy the necessary safety device.

YEP - airbags do cause serious injuries - an explosive device triggers the bag with a very fast deployment speed and they will break facial features - they may also save you, so the increased protection - whilst at a cost - is worthwhile.

My prang - yep, here's where I'll bang on about it again, was a strong, full brake force deceleration from about 80kph and I reckon I hit the other car (which turned in front of me ) at around 30-40kph, judging by the crush to the front of my car and on his. Seatbelt pre-tensioners deployed and locked me into the seat - airbags did not deploy, as there was no need..