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Has anyone experienced an airbag going off?

When you were in a car, have you experienced an airbag going off? What was it like? Just wondering.


    




ketchupklf
For me it did 'hurt' a bit... left a nasty bruise on my arm and breast... but nothing serious. I was dazed from the fact that we had hit something... I really couldn't comprehend what the powder around us was at all at first. Then the driver of the other car was at my door before I really knew what was up and she *did* think the powder was smoke... she started saying there was a fire and telling me to get my kids out fast.

That got me thinking again and I realized that the 'smoke' was just from the airbag. I still didn't think it was a good idea for my kids to stay in the car and breathe the dust since they were all unhurt except for a bruise from the seatbelt on my oldest. So we got out and called the police. I was pregnant and I think the baby and I would have been injured fairly badly if the airbag hadn't gone off... but is was a very weird experience.

On a side note... My younger two were still in rearfacing carseats and barely woke up even though the car was totaled... I am seriously glad I learned how much safer it is to leave kids rearfacing as long as possible! At their ages the impact could have caused internal decapitation if they had been forward facing. http://www.cpsafety.com/articles/stayrearfacing.aspx

Hope that helps!


Blaze V
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im taking drivers ed and we just learned about this. when you hit a vehicle or object at high speeds your air bag will deploy following some powder. dont think the powder is smoke from a fire thats what my drivers ed teacher said a friend of hers did and she almost got run over trying to rush her and her grandchildren out of the car. hope this helps. they also cost around $1000 to replace.


Andrea M
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I have it was terrifying because it was my first accident





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