[Mgs] Steering Wheel

[Paul Root]

I've had the airbag go off in my face. The cell phone driving the blazer
behind me decided that it should go off.

I guess it was nice that it was there, I'm not sure I would have hit my head
without it being there. It was 4 years ago, I don't remember really anymore.
The car only had 97k miles on it but it was totaled (the back was pretty bad,
and the front got pushed into and under a Tercel in front of me smashing the
grill.

The one thing I got out of it, is that you CAN NOT stay in a car that has had
the airbag go off. I decided it was better to stand out in the light rain in
probably upper 40s/low 50s temperature rather than stay in that environment.

On Mar 4, 2010, at 8:17 AM, Douglas McKinnie wrote:

> There is no actual connection to the car's electrical system, in the Breed
> SRA-40 the inertial trigger is integral to the air-bag package within the
> steering wheel.
>
> I'm pondering this half with my engineer's hat (is possible/this going to
be
> dangerous?) and half with my psychologists hat --
>
> "everyone knows that car's with airbags are safer, and this car now has an
> airbag, so therefore it is safer"
>
> For the latter, all I really need is a convincing pillow on the
> steering-wheel
> with a nice "airbag" or "Restraint-system" logo. Whether it is functional
is
> immaterial. Have any of you tested your air-bags to see if the actually
work?
> Then why are you convinced they will?
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> Received: 09:20 AM GMT, 03/04/2010
> From: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: <mgs at autox.team.net>Cc: <d.mckinnie at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] Steering Wheel
>
> Indeed, and at less than 12 dollars for both?  With a proper harness you
and
> an air-bag are unlikely to meet each other anyway.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>> So you are seriously considering taking a moderately explosive device,
>> putting it in front of your face while driving, and then connecting it to
>> Lord Lucas' wiring harness in the name of safety? Wouldn't a 4 or 5 point
>> harness increase your safety more reliably?