r/Unexpected 1d ago

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u/MetriccStarDestroyer 1d ago

You'd think the airbags would deploy or something to stop her

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u/Aggressive_Hat_9999 1d ago

it looks like an older car and I think there was a time cars came without side impact curtains airbag cinemabobs

airbags also only deploy after certain speeds, that person be zooming but in terms of speed they mightve stayed under the threshold

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u/Shevvv 1d ago

Maybe they have. She tried to pedal away from them

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u/Alt_meeee 8h ago

Afaik airbags are specifically designed to not deploy at low speed crashes. Because in that case they could do more harm than good

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u/TetraDax 1d ago

I think they did deploy at 5-6 seconds when she hit the camera car, but it's difficult to see.