ATTENTION: All G Owners
damn dude...sorry to hear that but it will be very hard to prove that the airbags deployed when you hit the bump before you hit the pole....by the way and I know this sounds f-up but can I get your headlights??
I agree.............
Originally Posted by EZZ
Sue Infiniti. Its a product malfunction that caused you to crash. They should GIVE you a new car.
An exert from an article you might want to read.
Full article:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0..._new_cars.html
When Should Airbags Deploy?
Most vehicles on the road today have two types of airbags: frontal and side-impact.
Frontal airbags are designed to protect the occupants' heads and chests from hitting the steering wheel, instrument panel, or windshield, experts say.
Side-impact airbags are designed to protect the occupants' heads and/or necks from striking objects inside or outside the vehicle in side impact crashes.
Air bag systems have three main components -- an airbag module, crash sensors, and a diagnostic unit -- that determine if and when the airbags should deploy.
"The airbag system is tuned to deploy when it thinks there's enough energy in the crash to cause harm," says the director of NHTSA's office of data acquisition and the former head of the agency's special crash investigations division. He didn't want his name used in this story.
"You have to look at the energy in the crash. If you're doing 30 mph and you lift your foot off the petal and gradually slow down to zero, do you need you airbag? No.
"But if you're going 30 mph and strike a hard object, like a tree or wall, we'd expect to see your airbags deploy," he says, adding his agency investigates 4,000-5,000 accidents a year.
"If you drive down the road and sideswipe something at 30 mph, you might not have high enough energy to trigger an airbag deployment. The question you have to ask is: 'Is there enough energy from the crash to trigger an airbag deployment?'"
John
Full article:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0..._new_cars.html
When Should Airbags Deploy?
Most vehicles on the road today have two types of airbags: frontal and side-impact.
Frontal airbags are designed to protect the occupants' heads and chests from hitting the steering wheel, instrument panel, or windshield, experts say.
Side-impact airbags are designed to protect the occupants' heads and/or necks from striking objects inside or outside the vehicle in side impact crashes.
Air bag systems have three main components -- an airbag module, crash sensors, and a diagnostic unit -- that determine if and when the airbags should deploy.
"The airbag system is tuned to deploy when it thinks there's enough energy in the crash to cause harm," says the director of NHTSA's office of data acquisition and the former head of the agency's special crash investigations division. He didn't want his name used in this story.
"You have to look at the energy in the crash. If you're doing 30 mph and you lift your foot off the petal and gradually slow down to zero, do you need you airbag? No.
"But if you're going 30 mph and strike a hard object, like a tree or wall, we'd expect to see your airbags deploy," he says, adding his agency investigates 4,000-5,000 accidents a year.
"If you drive down the road and sideswipe something at 30 mph, you might not have high enough energy to trigger an airbag deployment. The question you have to ask is: 'Is there enough energy from the crash to trigger an airbag deployment?'"
John
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Originally Posted by durtee_south
u hit a telephone pole doing 60??? head on? all you have is a sore wrist?
youre a lucky guy man. but yeah i think you should definitely look into it alot further because you might end up winning something from infiniti
Originally Posted by durtee_south
^^im calling bullsh|t. you don't just cut through a telephhone pole doing 60. the telephone pole cuts through you.
iv'e seen the car in person as this is my brother that this has happend too..i also drive a 06 g35 and have seen the car and telephone pole in person..matter of fact i will have him post a pic of it...he is in the process of talking to a lawyer to see if he has a case..kinda makes me worried about having a front end collison with my car..airbags or no airbags?? luckly he only walked away with a sore wrist...
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From: Joppa, MD
Originally Posted by mr freeze
iv'e seen the car in person as this is my brother that this has happend too..i also drive a 06 g35 and have seen the car and telephone pole in person..matter of fact i will have him post a pic of it...he is in the process of talking to a lawyer to see if he has a case..kinda makes me worried about having a front end collison with my car..airbags or no airbags?? luckly he only walked away with a sore wrist...
here is the picture! after they already cut the rest up into pieces, it isn't a large telephone pole, was just a small country road pole, still hurt though!! sorry for the large photo, hope nobody is using 56k still.
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