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July 23, 2009 at 10:39 AM #436464July 23, 2009 at 10:46 AM #435710
dbapig
ParticipantI did hear of a Mercedes’s airbag going off minutes after an accident. Friend’s friend’s Mercedes was in a minor accident. After taking care of paperwork etc, he started driving away from the scene when the airbags went off unexpectedly. That was like 5 – 7 years ago.
I also agree that if the driver didn’t hit the steering wheel than the airbags did its job, in this case NOT deploying.
July 23, 2009 at 10:46 AM #435917ParticipantI did hear of a Mercedes’s airbag going off minutes after an accident. Friend’s friend’s Mercedes was in a minor accident. After taking care of paperwork etc, he started driving away from the scene when the airbags went off unexpectedly. That was like 5 – 7 years ago.
I also agree that if the driver didn’t hit the steering wheel than the airbags did its job, in this case NOT deploying.
July 23, 2009 at 10:46 AM #436237ParticipantI did hear of a Mercedes’s airbag going off minutes after an accident. Friend’s friend’s Mercedes was in a minor accident. After taking care of paperwork etc, he started driving away from the scene when the airbags went off unexpectedly. That was like 5 – 7 years ago.
I also agree that if the driver didn’t hit the steering wheel than the airbags did its job, in this case NOT deploying.
July 23, 2009 at 10:46 AM #436309ParticipantI did hear of a Mercedes’s airbag going off minutes after an accident. Friend’s friend’s Mercedes was in a minor accident. After taking care of paperwork etc, he started driving away from the scene when the airbags went off unexpectedly. That was like 5 – 7 years ago.
I also agree that if the driver didn’t hit the steering wheel than the airbags did its job, in this case NOT deploying.
July 23, 2009 at 10:46 AM #436479ParticipantI did hear of a Mercedes’s airbag going off minutes after an accident. Friend’s friend’s Mercedes was in a minor accident. After taking care of paperwork etc, he started driving away from the scene when the airbags went off unexpectedly. That was like 5 – 7 years ago.
I also agree that if the driver didn’t hit the steering wheel than the airbags did its job, in this case NOT deploying.
July 23, 2009 at 11:04 AM #435720paramount
Participant[quote=dbapig][quote=paramount]
I’d much rather put my family in a 5,500lb Ford Expedition than a Toyota Camry. An Expedition will generally smoke a Camry (or similiar) any day of the week.[/quote]True but this kind of idea troubles me. I mean I do respect you wanting to protect your family from harm but what about the other families driving in Camry (or similar)?
How would you feel if your 5,500lb SUV got tangled up with a smaller car and caused serious injury/death to a small child in the smaller car?
just a thought.[/quote]
How someone ‘feels’ is really not the issue – the mean streets of Southern California are brutal – almost law of the Jungle.
Take my advice: Drive the largest car/SUV you can afford to drive, never mind how other people feel. It’s no guarantee, but it does improve your chances.
The point is not to save gas, the point is to survive.
BTW, I have zero accidents and zero tickets and I’m not an aggressive driver at all. I drive to survive and have great consideration for other drivers as well.
July 23, 2009 at 11:04 AM #435927Participant[quote=dbapig][quote=paramount]
I’d much rather put my family in a 5,500lb Ford Expedition than a Toyota Camry. An Expedition will generally smoke a Camry (or similiar) any day of the week.[/quote]True but this kind of idea troubles me. I mean I do respect you wanting to protect your family from harm but what about the other families driving in Camry (or similar)?
How would you feel if your 5,500lb SUV got tangled up with a smaller car and caused serious injury/death to a small child in the smaller car?
just a thought.[/quote]
How someone ‘feels’ is really not the issue – the mean streets of Southern California are brutal – almost law of the Jungle.
Take my advice: Drive the largest car/SUV you can afford to drive, never mind how other people feel. It’s no guarantee, but it does improve your chances.
The point is not to save gas, the point is to survive.
BTW, I have zero accidents and zero tickets and I’m not an aggressive driver at all. I drive to survive and have great consideration for other drivers as well.
July 23, 2009 at 11:04 AM #436247Participant[quote=dbapig][quote=paramount]
I’d much rather put my family in a 5,500lb Ford Expedition than a Toyota Camry. An Expedition will generally smoke a Camry (or similiar) any day of the week.[/quote]True but this kind of idea troubles me. I mean I do respect you wanting to protect your family from harm but what about the other families driving in Camry (or similar)?
How would you feel if your 5,500lb SUV got tangled up with a smaller car and caused serious injury/death to a small child in the smaller car?
just a thought.[/quote]
How someone ‘feels’ is really not the issue – the mean streets of Southern California are brutal – almost law of the Jungle.
Take my advice: Drive the largest car/SUV you can afford to drive, never mind how other people feel. It’s no guarantee, but it does improve your chances.
The point is not to save gas, the point is to survive.
BTW, I have zero accidents and zero tickets and I’m not an aggressive driver at all. I drive to survive and have great consideration for other drivers as well.
July 23, 2009 at 11:04 AM #436319Participant[quote=dbapig][quote=paramount]
I’d much rather put my family in a 5,500lb Ford Expedition than a Toyota Camry. An Expedition will generally smoke a Camry (or similiar) any day of the week.[/quote]True but this kind of idea troubles me. I mean I do respect you wanting to protect your family from harm but what about the other families driving in Camry (or similar)?
How would you feel if your 5,500lb SUV got tangled up with a smaller car and caused serious injury/death to a small child in the smaller car?
just a thought.[/quote]
How someone ‘feels’ is really not the issue – the mean streets of Southern California are brutal – almost law of the Jungle.
Take my advice: Drive the largest car/SUV you can afford to drive, never mind how other people feel. It’s no guarantee, but it does improve your chances.
The point is not to save gas, the point is to survive.
BTW, I have zero accidents and zero tickets and I’m not an aggressive driver at all. I drive to survive and have great consideration for other drivers as well.
July 23, 2009 at 11:04 AM #436489Participant[quote=dbapig][quote=paramount]
I’d much rather put my family in a 5,500lb Ford Expedition than a Toyota Camry. An Expedition will generally smoke a Camry (or similiar) any day of the week.[/quote]True but this kind of idea troubles me. I mean I do respect you wanting to protect your family from harm but what about the other families driving in Camry (or similar)?
How would you feel if your 5,500lb SUV got tangled up with a smaller car and caused serious injury/death to a small child in the smaller car?
just a thought.[/quote]
How someone ‘feels’ is really not the issue – the mean streets of Southern California are brutal – almost law of the Jungle.
Take my advice: Drive the largest car/SUV you can afford to drive, never mind how other people feel. It’s no guarantee, but it does improve your chances.
The point is not to save gas, the point is to survive.
BTW, I have zero accidents and zero tickets and I’m not an aggressive driver at all. I drive to survive and have great consideration for other drivers as well.
July 23, 2009 at 11:08 AM #435725Participant[quote=paramount][quote=dbapig][quote=paramount]
I’d much rather put my family in a 5,500lb Ford Expedition than a Toyota Camry. An Expedition will generally smoke a Camry (or similiar) any day of the week.[/quote]True but this kind of idea troubles me. I mean I do respect you wanting to protect your family from harm but what about the other families driving in Camry (or similar)?
How would you feel if your 5,500lb SUV got tangled up with a smaller car and caused serious injury/death to a small child in the smaller car?
just a thought.[/quote]
How someone ‘feels’ is really not the issue – the mean streets of Southern California are brutal – almost law of the Jungle.
Take my advice: Drive the largest car/SUV you can afford to drive, never mind how other people feel. It’s no guarantee, but it does improve your chances.
The point is not to save gas, the point is to survive.
BTW, I have zero accidents and zero tickets and I’m not an aggressive driver at all. I drive to survive and have great consideration for other drivers as well.[/quote]
How about a morality issue? There are young adults or poor family that can’t afford to buy a large suv. I am not saying you or anyone else shouldn’t drive an suv. I just wanted to throw out there the morality question about SUV versus smaller cars.
July 23, 2009 at 11:08 AM #435932Participant[quote=paramount][quote=dbapig][quote=paramount]
I’d much rather put my family in a 5,500lb Ford Expedition than a Toyota Camry. An Expedition will generally smoke a Camry (or similiar) any day of the week.[/quote]True but this kind of idea troubles me. I mean I do respect you wanting to protect your family from harm but what about the other families driving in Camry (or similar)?
How would you feel if your 5,500lb SUV got tangled up with a smaller car and caused serious injury/death to a small child in the smaller car?
just a thought.[/quote]
How someone ‘feels’ is really not the issue – the mean streets of Southern California are brutal – almost law of the Jungle.
Take my advice: Drive the largest car/SUV you can afford to drive, never mind how other people feel. It’s no guarantee, but it does improve your chances.
The point is not to save gas, the point is to survive.
BTW, I have zero accidents and zero tickets and I’m not an aggressive driver at all. I drive to survive and have great consideration for other drivers as well.[/quote]
How about a morality issue? There are young adults or poor family that can’t afford to buy a large suv. I am not saying you or anyone else shouldn’t drive an suv. I just wanted to throw out there the morality question about SUV versus smaller cars.
July 23, 2009 at 11:08 AM #436252Participant[quote=paramount][quote=dbapig][quote=paramount]
I’d much rather put my family in a 5,500lb Ford Expedition than a Toyota Camry. An Expedition will generally smoke a Camry (or similiar) any day of the week.[/quote]True but this kind of idea troubles me. I mean I do respect you wanting to protect your family from harm but what about the other families driving in Camry (or similar)?
How would you feel if your 5,500lb SUV got tangled up with a smaller car and caused serious injury/death to a small child in the smaller car?
just a thought.[/quote]
How someone ‘feels’ is really not the issue – the mean streets of Southern California are brutal – almost law of the Jungle.
Take my advice: Drive the largest car/SUV you can afford to drive, never mind how other people feel. It’s no guarantee, but it does improve your chances.
The point is not to save gas, the point is to survive.
BTW, I have zero accidents and zero tickets and I’m not an aggressive driver at all. I drive to survive and have great consideration for other drivers as well.[/quote]
How about a morality issue? There are young adults or poor family that can’t afford to buy a large suv. I am not saying you or anyone else shouldn’t drive an suv. I just wanted to throw out there the morality question about SUV versus smaller cars.
July 23, 2009 at 11:08 AM #436325Participant[quote=paramount][quote=dbapig][quote=paramount]
I’d much rather put my family in a 5,500lb Ford Expedition than a Toyota Camry. An Expedition will generally smoke a Camry (or similiar) any day of the week.[/quote]True but this kind of idea troubles me. I mean I do respect you wanting to protect your family from harm but what about the other families driving in Camry (or similar)?
How would you feel if your 5,500lb SUV got tangled up with a smaller car and caused serious injury/death to a small child in the smaller car?
just a thought.[/quote]
How someone ‘feels’ is really not the issue – the mean streets of Southern California are brutal – almost law of the Jungle.
Take my advice: Drive the largest car/SUV you can afford to drive, never mind how other people feel. It’s no guarantee, but it does improve your chances.
The point is not to save gas, the point is to survive.
BTW, I have zero accidents and zero tickets and I’m not an aggressive driver at all. I drive to survive and have great consideration for other drivers as well.[/quote]
How about a morality issue? There are young adults or poor family that can’t afford to buy a large suv. I am not saying you or anyone else shouldn’t drive an suv. I just wanted to throw out there the morality question about SUV versus smaller cars.
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