Results: Airbag Injuries
Published on 01/19/2015
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1.
1.
Have you ever been in a motor vehicle accident that was serious enough to make the airbags deploy?
Yes
12%
253 votes
No
78%
1691 votes
Undecided
2%
34 votes
Not Applicable
9%
194 votes
2.
2.
Did you receive injuries that were caused by the airbags?
Yes
4%
93 votes
No
20%
425 votes
Undecided
2%
38 votes
Not Applicable
74%
1616 votes
3.
3.
What type of airbag injuries did you sustain? Concussion
2%
49 votes
Lacerations
3%
57 votes
Contusions
2%
49 votes
Spinal cord injury
1%
30 votes
Eye damage
1%
16 votes
Broken nose
1%
16 votes
Hearing loss
1%
13 votes
N/A
91%
1984 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
29 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.27% | 6 | |
| bruises | 0.09% | 2 |
| severe bruising | 0.04% | 1 |
| whiplash | 0.04% | 1 |
| none luckily! | 0.04% | 1 |
| crushed bones in my wrist from using my hand to brace | 0.04% | 1 |
| broken neck + | 0.04% | 1 |
| burns and cuts | 0.04% | 1 |
| bruised breastbone and frozen shoulder | 0.04% | 1 |
| just a friction burn on my hand | 0.04% | 1 |
| i never had any but my mother did she 5 ft and badly damaged her face an messed her teeth up | 0.04% | 1 |
| scrapes | 0.04% | 1 |
| f | 0.04% | 1 |
| i wasnt impacted by any of the airbags that deployed.. the car had no back seat airbags | 0.04% | 1 |
| whiplash, | 0.04% | 1 |
| bruised wrists | 0.04% | 1 |
| bruising | 0.04% | 1 |
| rash | 0.04% | 1 |
| bruise | 0.04% | 1 |
| bruised ribs | 0.04% | 1 |
| burn on arm | 0.04% | 1 |
| burn | 0.04% | 1 |
| burns on my chest | 0.04% | 1 |
4.
4.
How do you feel about airbags in general? I'm really not happy about having an exploding safety device inches from my body
7%
151 votes
Airbags save lives and the benefits outweigh the risks
36%
785 votes
While airbags help in many cases, the technology needs more work before I can feel comfortable with it
17%
361 votes
Unsure
15%
329 votes
N/A
25%
538 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
8 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.14% | 3 | |
| since i just had to replace a defective one in my car that causes my engine to short out while driving 55 mph in 5 lanes of rush hour traffic nearly killing me in the process. i really dislike airbags now i know they can mess up the wiring in your ca | 0.05% | 1 |
| other | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't need 'em, don't have 'em. | 0.05% | 1 |
| most of them dont even go off at the time of an accident | 0.05% | 1 |
| if it wasnt for airbags i wouldnt be walking today! | 0.05% | 1 |
5.
5.
Short drivers are at greater risk of airbag injury because they sit closer to the steering wheel. If you could, would you disable the driver side airbags? Yes and I'm a short person
9%
202 votes
Yes and I'm an average or taller person
6%
137 votes
No and I'm a short person
15%
318 votes
No and I'm an average or taller person
24%
514 votes
Unsure
19%
407 votes
N/A
27%
591 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
3 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.05% | 1 | |
| i am short but also underweight and it is extremely unsafe for an airbag to deploy for me it could kill me so i always disable it as i was told to do | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'd have manufacturers create a way to correct for shorter and taller than average individuals | 0.05% | 1 |
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