Hi all, on Dec 24 97 my wife and I (OK I was driving) hit black ice on a
mountain highway in British Columbia. As a result we became intimately aquainted
with the central median and were introduced to the air bags. Yes we were wearing
seat belts in our 97 Pathfinder that and the airbags allow me to be writing this
note. The vehicle sustained C$25,000 damage and other than having my wrists
badly burnt from the velocity of the air bags deploying, we were not injured.
Air bags AND seat belts which are on snugly.
Jonathan Russell,
Vancouver BC.
1992 4/4 wide body.
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Subject: RE: The New Morgan will be different --
Author: "Gary L. Kneisley" <kneisley@ohio.net> at ~Internet
Date: 7/21/97 6:04 PM
At 02:32 PM 7/20/97 +0100, you wrote:
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>What's anti-submarining btw?
>
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but it is my presumption that in a
frontal crash your body tends to slide under the dash if not properly
restrained. Sort of "sinking" under or "submarining". In order for the
seat belts to hold you in place so the air bag can hit your chest rather
than your forehead, designers put a ridge across the front of the seat
effectively clamping ones body between the seat and the seatbelt pressure
during sudden stops (like hitting something hard).
Having been through a crash with an airbag going off in my face, I can
testify that they are good to have in a mass of machinery making a really
sudden stop. But only if the seat belt is properly fastened.
Funny, air bags have been legislated because people would not use their seat
belts. But they are not fully effective unless the seat belt is used too.
Buckle up!
Gary
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