it probably was not hard enough to deploy the air bags. I dont know the force numbers for them to deploy, but I would imagine enough force to cause you some bodily harm.

 

in my other car i was hit from behind (i was at a stop) and the guy was on his phone and was doing 30kmh...and pushed me into a truck with a trailer hitch.."V"ed the front end and my air bags never went off.. was weird..

As long as you're ok, and the others involved are, that's all that matters..

 

For the front airbags the spec for deployment is within about 15 degrees of center, over 15mph i believe. Getting hit from the rear, the force will make your head move backwards, so the airbag in front of you would be pointless.

 

Please... no crash stories without photos... we love to see crashes

 

Please... no crash stories without photos... we love to see crashes

sure on t.v but when you are in one its a totally different story. I mean when you are in one, you hear everything just before and when you get hit; the sound of brakes being slammed, the sound of metal scratching metal and then hearing your car make a big "thump" sound. Its horrifying being in a car accident even if its a small one. But ill get the pictures up when i get out of school

 

^ not really

 

that sucks to hear about your "rear end". I almost got creamed yesterday from behind too (by a car, not a dude) lol. swereved out of the way and they almost hit the driver in front of me.

you didnt get hit hard enough for the bags to deploy. anyway, hope you get your car fixed.

 

As long as you're ok, and the others involved are, that's all that matters..

yeah i know. Honestly i didn't care much that the car got damaged because its nothing that insurance wont cover, but i was really just concerned about the driver who hit me because his car was totally f'ed. I mean it looked like the front of his car got socked by the incredible hulk

that sucks to hear about your "rear end". I almost got creamed yesterday from behind too (by a car, not a dude) lol. swereved out of the way and they almost hit the driver in front of me.



you didnt get hit hard enough for the bags to deploy. anyway, hope you get your car fixed.

you sure it was a car? sounds like you wanna get "rear ended" =D.. anyways my parents taking my car to the shop tommorow to get everything fixed. There was a huge scratch on my bumper that i got from backing up into a boat rack that is hopefully gonna get fixed for me =D

 

awkward....

 

lol...i know. i felt weird typing that.

 

Rear enders suck arse. Your car will never be the same again.

My old Corolla was rear ended twice in it's life, the second time when I owned it was a really severe hit. It was properly repaired but nothing lined up correctly and the driver's seat was destroyed. The Camry was very minor, just the bar but of course the original paint had faded considerably compared to the new paint on the bar - pretty obvious. The driver's seat also has a little bit more play than it originally did too.

 

:nopics:

 

No pics = Didn't happen.

 

Dude that sucks. same thing happen to me a couple of months ago but i only got hit from behind. The streets around here have been very slick because of the snow melting. it doesn't look bad but when you try to take off from the light or try to hit the breaks a little harder the ABS kicks in and the car slides. I hate it, very dangerous even if you're just driving normally.

 

im sorry if ima have an attitude right now, but i was just in a car accident and all you want to do is see pictures? like seriously if you want to see a wrecked camry go to google and search it up. I am trying to get my computer to sync with my phone but its just not responding so calm down or just use google to see some pictures.

 

lol easy buddy, everyone was just kidding!

 

Yea, we're just kiddin'.

 

First of all, no one likes accidents.

Second, posting those pics would have probably helped you. Depending on the damage, we might have been able to give you tips on not too expensive DIY fixes.

Just relax!

 

You might want to ask for a DIY on how to remove blood from your drivers seat. I think you just had your period...

 

Hahaha blood brothers!

It's an internet forum, we don't get anything to keep us interested except pictures .

 

Why is this thread still active? The question about the air bag deployment has been answered, as a result there's really no use in this thread anymore.

Like anyone really cares to look at another person's accident pictures. I know I don't.

 

Amateurs.

Periods. Menopause.

Weak....

 

Yeh, I just said stuff and forget about it.. That's just me.