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kick 840high Feb 2014 #1
Do cars with airbags hear voice commands? countryjake Feb 2014 #2
I was kinda thinking she did that after she survived the crash. notadmblnd Feb 2014 #3
they deploy by impact sensors MindPilot Feb 2014 #6
she got crushed between a gas tanker and a pickup, the airbags deployed and saved her life. dionysus Feb 2014 #5
Oh, okay. Thanks for clearing that up! countryjake Feb 2014 #10
Thanks for that... TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #30
Ok, this helps... TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #32
Holy shit!!!! Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #39
I know. Crazy! ..nt TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #40
I said the same exact thing to myself when I saw that photo! fujiyama Feb 2014 #46
So was she -- thus the rousing cheer for airbags JHB Feb 2014 #67
When I saw that photo, here's what popped into my mind: tclambert Feb 2014 #41
Exactly. nt TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #43
Fuck me! blackspade Feb 2014 #45
When I was a kid there were horrific crashes like this by our house FailureToCommunicate Feb 2014 #61
I used to replace dashboards that had bits of skin and hair embedded in the broken plastic. MindPilot Feb 2014 #4
Airbag saved my life. louis-t Feb 2014 #11
And more important than your face, your brain. nilram Feb 2014 #15
What were we talking about, again? louis-t Feb 2014 #17
That must have been horrible. tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #23
louis-t thank you for reminding us saidsimplesimon Feb 2014 #31
YES I WILL! louis-t Feb 2014 #69
That sounds like something I'd have done justiceischeap Feb 2014 #7
thanks for the lolz BrotherIvan Feb 2014 #12
LOL I "heard" your post in Samuel L. Jackson's voice. n/t Beartracks Feb 2014 #14
It would probably come out a little like that. nt justiceischeap Feb 2014 #18
Monkey Fighting airbags on this Monday to Friday car? Thor_MN Feb 2014 #20
I would make a sailor blush when I get scared. Jamastiene Feb 2014 #34
LOL! I've got potty mouth whether I'm excited or not. loudsue Feb 2014 #56
More than likely it was the crumple zones that saved her. ManiacJoe Feb 2014 #8
Recent partial head on crash in prius abelenkpe Feb 2014 #9
I totally get her! Amaril Feb 2014 #13
I'm gonna have to remember that! justiceischeap Feb 2014 #19
Government regulation saves lives. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #16
+100000000! lastlib Feb 2014 #21
thank you big government.. n/t crazylikafox Feb 2014 #22
I know. To think the auto companies fought these for so long. tclambert Feb 2014 #42
Seat belts still a problem for some packman Feb 2014 #51
(...and those are just the salesmen!) lastlib Feb 2014 #52
Exactly CFLDem Feb 2014 #66
+1 tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #24
perfect! n/t BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #55
K&R Solly Mack Feb 2014 #25
It was a LOT more than the airbags. obxhead Feb 2014 #26
Good point about regulations fujiyama Feb 2014 #49
All important parts to the puzzle, no doubt... druidity33 Feb 2014 #57
NADER!!1! OnyxCollie Feb 2014 #27
And she thanked malaise Feb 2014 #28
Yeah but Nader is to be hated around here according to the blue dogs and corpro-centrists. Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #29
Hello Ed, Nader is respected for his role saidsimplesimon Feb 2014 #35
Second that...and thank you. n/t jtuck004 Feb 2014 #48
I agree that Nader was an easy target to blame but their were a number of reasons rhett o rick Feb 2014 #53
he isn't hated for wanting regulation just as Nixon isn't hated for the EPA JI7 Feb 2014 #36
good on the injury part heaven05 Feb 2014 #33
is there a threshold? i was in a minor accident that totaled the toyota, anti-lock brakes my ass, pansypoo53219 Feb 2014 #37
Oh, alright libodem Feb 2014 #38
I just bought a small car... Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #44
Modern safety features and electronics in cars are pretty amazing fujiyama Feb 2014 #47
So how fucked up was the truck driver that he didn't slow down for the long line of traffic, and kath Feb 2014 #50
he was temporarily blinded by sun in his eyes... magical thyme Feb 2014 #65
this became my daughters theme song after car accident babydollhead Feb 2014 #54
HEY everybody. She mention Ralph Nader. Dog pile on Ralph...... Hotler Feb 2014 #58
K & R ctsnowman Feb 2014 #59
Nader 2016. eom PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #60
Nader made a great activist. eggplant Feb 2014 #62
Ralph Nader will be 81 years old in 2016. Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #63
They should be required even in used cars made before airbags were required. Jimvanhise Feb 2014 #64
Job killing regulations.... bvar22 Feb 2014 #68
I think my priority Spirochete Feb 2014 #70
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