Air bag causes roll over

[jehda]

Air bag over-aggressive deployment causes roll over

What is the name of your state? New Mexico
My son was driving a 2001 JImmy on a straight road that goes from four lanes to two.
The police did not ticket him he was three cars behind and said that he was not speeding or driving wreckless. It was a moring about 10:00 clear.
A car sut him off. He says that he hit the curb and the air badg deployed thoughing his hands off the wheel and stopping him from being able to see.
If the air bag had not employed he could have controlled vehicale and not rolles.
He rolled the length of 300 ft. No skid marks. One vehicle wreck. Ever since we saw him in the er and when he called on his cell he told us the air bag was the reson for the roll over totalling the car.

 

[racer72]

There is a whole lot missing to this story. Sounds like someone trying to come up with a plausible excuse. I was in an accident and the airbag deployed and deflated in about 2 seconds. It did it job perfectly. Uh, did you have a legal question?

 

[jehda]

There is a whole lot missing to this story. Sounds like someone trying to come up with a plausible excuse. I was in an accident and the airbag deployed and deflated in about 2 seconds. It did it job perfectly. Uh, did you have a legal question?

Excuse me sir but what is your problem, what do you want to know are you ?
Are you an attorney? My son was almost killed I was hoping to find a serious forum, you know people helping people
I expected more from a grandfather of your age.

 

[racer72]

I don't have any problems that are of your concern at the moment. But it appears your son has given you what appears to be a pretty lame excuse for a single car accident. Your son couldn't control his vehicle while driving it, that happens to good folks daily. And that is why we have insurance to cover ourselves when we do stupid things. If your son has thousands of dollars to give an attorney to fight what I think will be a losing cause, he can go for it. Personal injury attorneys have the biggest ads in the yellow pages, that would be a good place to start. And despite the advice given, you still have not asked a legal question. Do you have one?

Oh, and is should have added, the accident I was in when the airbag was deployed, a drunk ran a red light and I t-boned him at 55 mph. I never lost control of the vehicle. The airbag never interfered with the operation of the brake pedal.

 

[jehda]

Excuse ,me read the first post slower. The policeman that saved him was three cars behind him and saw the whole thing. He is 21 has never had a speeding ticket (can you say the same for you It was a boulavard in good condition no rain in morning. THe policeman told me Chris had two choices let the guy plow into him or try to pull over to the curb. This road goes from 40 miles and hour to 50 then to two one lanes going in either direction and the speed goes down to 35. People go like crazy and Chris was doing the speed limit the guy got mad and cut him short. Needless to say you already figured out that the only lane you should be in is the one he was in.
Did I type sllllowww enough for you.
Ddo you understand now
Oh, and also my son does not drink or smoke he is an honor student.

 

[jehda]

I have done some research and it seems GMC since 1998 has recalled 720,000 cars for falty air bags.

 

[racer72]

Yep, you got a lot of research to do. According to Alldata.com, no General Motors products built since 1997 have been recalled because of the airbags problems.

 

[Dash8Driver]

Oh, and is should have added, the accident I was in when the airbag was deployed, a drunk ran a red light and I t-boned him at 55 mph. I never lost control of the vehicle. The airbag never interfered with the operation of the brake pedal.

Well I hope your grandchildren never ride with you, since you seem to not look both ways before going through an intersection.

To the OP, you have my deepest sympathies on the injuries your son has suffered. I did a little research on the mechanics of airbags and it seems they are triggered by sensors that sense an acceleration (ie a crash). Since the sensors are not "body part" specific, meaning they don't know what part of the car has been hit, merely that the car as suddenly accelerated, they set off the airbag.

It would seem the airbag worked as intended if your son hit the curb going roughly 40 mph the jolt would be enough of an acceleration to cause the airbag to deploy.

If I may suggest a closer look at the sequence of events. If after he hit the curb then did the vehicle begin to roll or did he hit the curb, the airbag inflate, throw his hands off the wheel causing the vehicle to enter a sharp turn? Since GMC Jimmies are a high center of gravity vehicle either situation could easily cause the vehicle to roll over.

What you really should be looking at is the other driver who recklessly cut your son off. That person caused the accident and should be held responsible.

D8D

 

[racer72]

Well I hope your grandchildren never ride with you, since you seem to not look both ways before going through an intersection.

Tell me Mario, do you stop and check for traffic while passing through an intersection with a green light? And 3 of my grandchildren were with me that day and it was my actions that prevented a more serious accident. Instead of me getting hit by the drunk, I hit his vehicle in the back end. And it is my driving skills that allow me to work for a high performance driving school as an instructor on weekends. If you don't know what the hell your talking about, keep your pie hole shut.

And your not gonna tell the OP anything. Sonny boy was driving like a idiot, crashed his rig, and is looking for an excuse. We see it in this forum on a regular basis.

 

[Dash8Driver]

Tell me Mario, do you stop and check for traffic while passing through an intersection with a green light? And 3 of my grandchildren were with me that day and it was my actions that prevented a more serious accident. Instead of me getting hit by the drunk, I hit his vehicle in the back end. And it is my driving skills that allow me to work for a high performance driving school as an instructor on weekends. If you don't know what the hell your talking about, keep your pie hole shut.

And your not gonna tell the OP anything. Sonny boy was driving like a idiot, crashed his rig, and is looking for an excuse. We see it in this forum on a regular basis.

No but I look both ways and at the left turning lane before zooming through an intersection, I TRUST NO ONE. You know what the old saying is, those who can't, teach.

D8D

 

[jehda]

Thank you so much for your understanding post Dash8Driver. The other driver kept going and the officer was too busy with the gasoline mess trying to save Chris.
We are trying to retrieve the back box. This will explain everything. I am not looking to get my son money but more worried about what I am reading on the internet about over aggressive deployment. It seems you should be able to steer and see after deployment
Thank you once again, I am new tof forums. I guess it is terrbile that one knows there has been people saying air bags can be dangerous but untill you have it affect your life, you think everyone questioning air bags are just crazy.

 

[jehda]

Gm recalls 290,000 cars Spetember 11, 2000http://archives.cnn.com/2000/us/09/11/gm.recall/

http://www.injurync.com/suv_rollover_automobile_accidents.htm
Air bag defects are also a cause of injury in auto accidents. Since 1998, cars have been required to have dual front air bags. Yet, those vehicles manufactured prior to that date also had airbags installed in them. Many manufacturers rushed to meet the 1998 deadline and did not adequately design and test their air bags.

Air bag defects can be categorized as: failure to deploy, over-aggressive deployment, or unnecessary deployment. Air bags should deploy in accidents in which the change in velocity is over 20 m.p.h.

 

[racer72]

And what does airbags in 1998 vehicles have to do with your son's 2001 vehicle? Nothing.

And to dumb8driver, nah, I'd be wasting my time.

 

[Dash8Driver]

And to dumb8driver, nah, I'd be wasting my time.

Since this is turning into a battle of wits, yes you would. I don't fight unarmed people.

/giggle


D8D

 

[racer72]

Hey d8d, heres a test for you to take. I'll bet you pass too.