I'm sorry, but I can't believe this for a minute. I absolutely do not believe that an airbag deployment can break the chin protector of a full-face helmet under any imaginable circumstances. I've des
Many years ago I set up a demonstration for my local fire, EMS, and police departments on SRSs and what to look out for when responding to an accident that has a car with SRS. We did a bunch of clas
If you can find the steering wheel SRS device, my hat's off to you. I believe the part is around $900 or more. Matt Murray removing an rather spend another $200 helmet I bought
I took care of the airbag in my 325 a couple months ago by starting deer season a little early and still drove my car home about 150 miles away. Back a few years ago when I didnt know any better, wai
There are a few possible reasons for this, but most of them boil down to neither impact was violent enough to make the airbag needed, just violent enough to trigger it. Did you have bruises on your s
You probably didn't even realize how fast it happen. My friend with an automaker told me of a case about the SRS not deploying. A customer claimed that her bags did not work. The auto maker said othe
I honestly dont recall having any bruises, if I did they were very minimal. My chest was aching just a little bit from the seatbelt. The adrenaline was going pretty good. I've been autocrossing for o
--Original Message-- From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Kevin Stevens Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 5:53 PM To: Matt Murray Cc: NER; evolution-disc
Author: "Steven T. Ekstrand" <cyberlaw@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:09:59 -0800
I disagree about the lawyer comment. Nothing at all clear cut about this. Benefits to full face, but possibly a concern here with the air bags, no definitive answers. There is a strong presumption t
Whatever we think may be immaterial. The SCCA probably knew this would upset some apple-carts. The Area Directors certainly did. Insurers of motorsport sanctions all over the world are have harder ti
Yes, I know. But, does M-T use the same QC metrics for O-rings as they do SRS propellant? <j/k> :^) Bad taste alert: Hey, it wasn't the O-rings...It was the teacher that said, "What's this button do
What about side air bags? And rear seat air bags? And how about seats that have air bags integrated into them? Sooooo many questions. Me? I'll take every last chance to survive a bad head-on crash th
But we could always try to get you to re-up your membership. :^) So Phil, what are you doing next September? :^) Matt Murray standing to write can't kick me
Presumably recovering from the Vintage Sports Car Rendezvous in Grand Rapids Minnesota in June, the Vintage Triumph Register convention in Rockford Illinois in July, and the Lotus Owners Gathering in
I'm not a safety engineer, but I'd much rather have a fiberglass/carbon fiber bar in front of my face than nothing if confronted with a 200MPH gasbag being thrust at it! Ther is nothing in the refere