Aveo Airbags not active?
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Aveo Airbags not active?
The airbag(s) in this Aveo were NOT activated. Isn't it strange?
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Forgot to say the accident happened in Ukraine. Pics are taken from ukrainian site www.autoconsulting.com.ua and may be protected by copyright.
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failure rate of airbags is astonishingly high (where they don't always fire).
the failure rate is something like 1 misfire for every 100 accidents. that's one of the flaws with teh american system called "On*Star." it dials 911 in case of an airbag deployment but not just an accident. i know that their next evolution is supposed to have vehicle sensors to detect problems though.
(info provided by Jerry Oleswezci, engineer for GM in safety and development... my uncle )
the failure rate is something like 1 misfire for every 100 accidents. that's one of the flaws with teh american system called "On*Star." it dials 911 in case of an airbag deployment but not just an accident. i know that their next evolution is supposed to have vehicle sensors to detect problems though.
(info provided by Jerry Oleswezci, engineer for GM in safety and development... my uncle )
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nor did i imply the aveo had it (though it's offered). the point was that is part of the problem with it... airbags don't always fire and that's how onstar new to call the fire dept.04aveohb wrote:aveos dont have onstar..unless its aftermarket. Its also a possibility that the air bags were just sagging and you cant see them...dunno but he must have been flying, thats pretty bad..
if the airbag doesn't go off, you would just have some nasty whiplash and maybe a bump on the head from the dash... but you'd survive just fine (assuming you were wearing your seatbelt)
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Yes, there is but in US only I suppose. In such countries like Poland, Ukraine, Russia, it is not. May be 2, 3 thousands USD if you are lucky. Remember the case: 8 yo girl was hit by foulty airbag which fired with ignition off when the car was parked (it was Ford Mondeo). The girl is handicaped in a result. The trial lasts 4 years and the Ford Motors Poland was sentenced to pay 8000 USD or so.
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reminds me of a pic that got a Porsche that was wrecke and parked in front of the Porsch dealership and the owner wrote "this accedent is not hard enough for the air bags to deploy"... apparently the owner was mad that the air bags didn't come to action during the accedent.
that makes me think... what if the accedent was not really that hard for the air bags to work?? i mean i know the car looks distroyed but even with no air bags the driver survived and he is well enough to complain about the air bag just as the Porsche owner is well enough to park his wrecked car in front of the deaers and complain about it as well.
my 2 cents.
MMamdouh
that makes me think... what if the accedent was not really that hard for the air bags to work?? i mean i know the car looks distroyed but even with no air bags the driver survived and he is well enough to complain about the air bag just as the Porsche owner is well enough to park his wrecked car in front of the deaers and complain about it as well.
my 2 cents.
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good point on that too mmamdouh. the crumple zone appears to be the only real damage. ordinarily when you have such violent collisions from teh front, the doors buckle and glass breaks in the doors and rear windows... not to mention the only visible marring of the windwhsield apperas to be the point where the guys head impacted it slightly.
more signs would be that the tires, though flat, are not totall bent up. anyone who has hit a curn doing more than about 10 miles an hour will tell you that the rims is dented to crap.
lastly, from my point of view on the not a large impact theory, is this. there is tons and tons of metal deflection (bent metal), but there really doesn't appear to be much failure under load. i don't see any "ripped" or "torn" or "blown through" metal... just metal that's been beat the #&%@ up.
just a thought
more signs would be that the tires, though flat, are not totall bent up. anyone who has hit a curn doing more than about 10 miles an hour will tell you that the rims is dented to crap.
lastly, from my point of view on the not a large impact theory, is this. there is tons and tons of metal deflection (bent metal), but there really doesn't appear to be much failure under load. i don't see any "ripped" or "torn" or "blown through" metal... just metal that's been beat the #&%@ up.
just a thought