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From: dave@quest.UUCP (David Messer)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.auto
Subject: Re: Re: airbags
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Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 03:48:48 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?

Why should any mechanical system fail?

I have the same objection to airbags.  The other interesting thing is
that after it blinds you and pushes you away from the controls, it
deflates just before you hit the tree.
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