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Airbags are no joke..



On the way home today, a woman crossed the center line and hit me 3/4 head on, and I got blasted by the airbags. Man, I feel like a I got hit by a linebacker. Holy crap. The center of my chest hurts when I move.

Funny wrinkle - the car is a 2024 Mazda CX-30 with 1300 miles and it's not mine - it's a loaner from the dealer. Tomorrow I have to call them and tell them their loaner is junk.

Over 50 years of driving without hitting anything, and I total a brand new car I've had for three days.


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I lost my Chevy Equinox several weeks ago to a deer collision, it was a total wreck. This ALLSTATE insurance company strung me along, dragged their feet to pay out and mislabeled the check just to cause extra stress.

Insurance companies are total bastards.

I have new wheels now but it was a pain in the ass of phone calls and hassle.

I’m going hunting this weekend to murder a deer so I don’t murder an insurance agent!

Blood for blood.

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LOL

Glad you're OK.

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you might have some cracked ribs, my friend. Glad you walked away. Yes, air bags are a godsend. Thank god for the nanny state that foisted them upon us, infringing upon our cherished freedom to get creamed on the socialist road system, populated by free-market driving lunatics.

Just to be clear -the airbag not unlikely saved your life today.

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Or at least saved me from a serious injury! Glad that car had them.

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Yeah, I got hit by an airbag once and it was no joke. Powerful stuff and you don't realize it until you've experienced it.

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because of movies people think airbags are big fluffy pillows you fall into. in reality they can often cause more damage than the crash. they save your life but you can still shatter every bone in your body.

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How about the rubes who rig up airbags and fire them off when sitting on them??

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