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From: berman@psuvax1.UUCP (Piotr Berman)
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Subject: Re: airbags
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Date: Fri, 10-Jan-86 16:54:25 EST
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> I totally agree.  In your article you outlined nearly all the things
> that scare me about bags.
> I'd also like to share with you a recurring nightmare of mine:  An
> emergency situation occurs while I am driving.  I've trained for this
> moment, my car is in good mechanical shape, I'm on good rubber, my
> reflexes are good, I'm wearing a three point harness and I'm paying
> attention.  The emergency occurs and...  something blinds me and pushes
> me away from the controls.  The irony that this something has been
> installed by Uncle Sam for my safety does nothing to help me regain
> control of my careening car.  The nightmare usually ends with me and
> the auto falling from a great height.
>
> No THANK you.
>                               Ron
Nightmares aside, why should an airbag activate before a collision?