an accident took place on 9th of january near mcdonalds islamabad. A guy was driving his mark-x at a speed of 80 or so, and crashed somehow in an attempt to avoid a collision with another car on a crossing. i dont know more details about the accident but the point i want to emphasize on is that none of the air bags were deployed, the car was crashed and his father sitting next to the driver's seat died at the spot.Pray for his father's soul and for the family to bear this loss.Are these imported, loaded with SO CALLED safety measures, cars safe? i have seen quite a few accidents in which the air bags didnt work and the apssengers ended up suffering.
Air bags don't open unless you are wearing seat belts so that might be one of the reason.
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Very sad to hear about the death.
Are you sure that he was wearing the seat belt?
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i am not sure about the seat belts. is it true that air bags work only when u r wearing seat belts? if its true shan i think it shouldnt be like this. if one is not wearing a seat belt even than the air bags should work.fine not wearing a seat belt is a mistake but the air bags should come into play for the passenger's safety
SRS airbags do not deploy if a seat belt is not fastened. It can be called as bad but it is done so because an occupant can get more harm then good if airbag is deployed and seat belt is not fastened. Imagine you are going forward due to suddent stopping force of an accident and the air bag deploys to puch you back with double the forward thrust (force). Serious neck and spinal cord injuries can result. That is wht Most airbags are SRS (Supplemental Restraint system) They only supplement seat belts safety mechanism.
This write up is for information purposes only. Whats done is done as per GOD's will and no matter how scientific and logical we get, we cannot control all this from happening because its GOD's will.
Absolutely right spectra.
The problem with us is that, we buy Gun and look into the barrel while pulling the trigger, still we blame the manufacturer!
my friend in Platz and air bag is blasting and he is injured very seriously but thanks to Allah Theek hoo gaya M.A jinnah road per accident hoa tha
what we call the imported one ..,,,,,,,,,,,
@ SpectraThanx for the explanation.yes we are helpless in front of God's will. We can only pray.
May his soul rest in peace...
sumhow our fellow pakistani drivers and passengers feel restricted or ashamed wearing a seatbelt...specially any elderly people..and women..who sit at the front seat...
seat belts are a must specially on front seats... even at 65 kmph if u hit sumthing.. the forc is enough to throw u ..out of the window glass..
sumbodysaid that airbags should deploy even if seatbelts are not worn...
another reason for this not being a good decision is related to the repairing cost... if the driver is the only person in the car... and all the airbags deploy.... imagine the repairing cost.... in most cases..the whole dashboard for the passenger airbag..which deployed..just becoz the system failed to determine whether sumbody is to be saved or not...
I din't hear about this, still it's sad to hear about any loss of life. I shoudl point out that there is a reason for a 65 sped limit on that road (it's what is considered safe there).
@spectragood explination, BTW @all airbags can kill if they deploy on occupants who are not strapped in/buckled up.
@SLRLMAO!!
@ sfarhanuddin
how did u friend get seriuosly injured with the air bag deployment, if he was also wearing a seat belt. Thats y the airbag activated in the first place.
I have the same question as Tyrone_40
@all the person who died was a my freinds close friend and his son was not driving the car... he was driving the car himself and his wife was sitting with him and he died at pims hospital my freind was there. his wife suffered with fractured legs and major injuries. he had two sons. may his soul rest in peace and give courage to his familly to bear the loss... allah un ko jannat-ul-firdaus main jagah de (ameen)
Rightly said by @spectra.
That area across the park with the road going into G-9 Area, lots of cars crawl though and then they realize the car in front of them has not moved far enough. Its specially tricky for oncoming traffic, if you slow down just a little bit, they take advantage and crawl more forward giving you a problem. If you go faster, you risk an accident of higher magnitude. They should close that turn and make all cars coming from G-9 go left and use the round about to go back in the direction of Blue Area. I'm assuming this is where and how the accident has occured and many have occured in the past.
Also I believe if car is going over a certain speed, air bags are disengaged. Not sure about this point. But am certain that the air bags will not deploy unless the seat belt is fastened. People are mistaken for believing how air bags work. Anyway, sad to hear this news.