Yaris crash, air bag did not deploy

[tk-421]

I think the Yaris did exactly what it had to do to save his life. I mean, it's almost beautiful how everything crumpled just so and left exactly enough space for him to fit. An airbag wouldn't have helped much in that respect... So I'm going with no.

My air bag also didn't deploy when I hit a ditch and it was explained to me that an airbag can just as easily kill you if it doesn't deploy only when the speed and angle requires it to.

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by tk-421

My air bag also didn't deploy when I hit a ditch and it was explained to me that an airbag can just as easily kill you if it doesn't deploy only when the speed and angle requires it to.

it is very rare that an airbag would kill and adult. the only good reason for one not to deploy unnecessarily is that it would interfere with continuing to maneuver the car as needed. if I can no longer actually be in control of where my car is going I will take the airbag to the face 100% of the time. there are legitimate enough statistics out there that estimate front airbags save 22 people for every one person killed by them....and of those killed, 1/2 were kids who should not have been in the front seat.

on that accident, call me skeptical. he is definitely posing in one pic. it also looks like he is wearing some kind of press pass around his neck.