I was in my first ever car accident today...

"PlayerWAN" (PlayerWAN) 12/01/2013 at 19:00 • Filed to: None

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...and I wasn't even driving. No worries, my gf (driving) and I are okay, just a couple scratches. It's a bit interesting how this happened just the day after Paul's own accident. On a slightly different note though, airbags don't hurt as much as people make them out to. Felt a bit like getting hit hard with a pillow. Unfortunately we forgot to take pictures of the car before it was towed away...

Bandit > PlayerWAN 12/01/2013 at 19:01

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Glad you are okay man

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > PlayerWAN 12/01/2013 at 19:02

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Well that ain't good

lepie > PlayerWAN 12/01/2013 at 19:03

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Airbags can hurt pretty bad. They don't always deploy in full force/velocity. The car makes split second decisions, and assesses the situation. It decides what airbags to deploy and how hard. Also depends how hard you yourself hit them.

Aaron Brown > PlayerWAN 12/01/2013 at 19:03

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Happy you guys are okay.

What car and what kind of crash? Just curious.

PatBateman > PlayerWAN 12/01/2013 at 19:05

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Damn!! Must have been a big collision if the airbags went off.

Glad y'all are okay.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > PlayerWAN 12/01/2013 at 19:06

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yeah airbag to the face is SIGNIFICANTLY more pleasant than some of the other options, though my encounter with that particular device did wreck my glasses... but not my face, so I'm OK with that.

Victorious Secret > PlayerWAN 12/01/2013 at 19:10

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Airbag to face > Steering wheel to face.

Though the days I go in for physio I often think if we shouldn't find something a little softer and more generous with absorbing that kind of force

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > PlayerWAN 12/01/2013 at 19:10

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sorry for your crash, man :(
glad you and your girlfriend weren't hurt!

Aaron James > PlayerWAN 12/01/2013 at 19:11

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Glad everyone is OK, hurray for modern safety equipment.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > PlayerWAN 12/01/2013 at 19:12

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I'm very happy that you and your gf made it out without needing a hospital visit.

Make sure you take care of yourself, as sometimes you don't feel pain until a day or so afterwards. If something starts hurting, go see an MD.

Insurance will cover the stuff. Take care of yourself and your gf first.

Josh Welton > lepie 12/01/2013 at 19:15

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Yeah, cool there wasn't a worse impact in this case...but they can be vicious. My wife has been in two incidents where they were deployed. Impact broke her ribs in one and concussed and caused vertigo(among muscle damage) in the other. Obviously better than the alternative, but hardly "soft pillows" in either case.

PS9 > PlayerWAN 12/01/2013 at 19:17

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That'll teach you two about the perils of roadhead. Never do it. Especially if you're not the one driving!

(Just kidding, man. Glad you made it out okay.)

lepie > Josh Welton 12/01/2013 at 19:18

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They can be, but imagine the alternative. I'm thankful they are there, but they can be very dangerous. For this very reason, your car will not deploy front airbags if you're not wearing your seatbelt. If there is no seatbelt to slow you down, you will hit the steering collumn much faster. If the airbag deployed then, it would break your neck.

Leadbull > Victorious Secret 12/01/2013 at 19:30

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Patent a device which deploys soft, well-fed kittens.

A3R0 > PlayerWAN 12/01/2013 at 21:12

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Just out of curiousity... What kind of car?
Glad your okay though.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Leadbull 12/01/2013 at 21:15

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I've been hit in the face with a Kitten. would not recommend.

PlayerWAN > Aaron Brown 12/01/2013 at 22:34

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2007 Scion tC.

we were on the turnpike, she was driving and I was working the iPod, a good song came on and she looked down to turn up the volume and veered into the rumble strips, freaked out and overcorrected, fishtailed a couple times trying to regain control and ultimately slammed into the median concrete barrier. Airbags went off and we bounced back to the exterior shoulder. Fortunately we didn't hit any other cars or anything. I was very surprised by how calm and collected I stayed throughout the whole thing, that definitely helped her calm down a bit when all the dust settled.

Aaron Brown > PlayerWAN 12/01/2013 at 22:36

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Wow. On the NJ turnpike? What area?

That really could've been a lot worse.

PlayerWAN > Aaron Brown 12/01/2013 at 23:33

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Kansas Turnpike. Yeah, we're pretty glad that it wasn't much worse.