Re: At what speed do airbags go off in an accident?

^Tems^ wrote:
> I went to have a look at a Mondeo for parts that had rear ended a bus.
> The guy said his niece had hit the bus at around 60 k's. Strange thing 
> was the airbags hadn't gone off. Do they have a set speed they go off or

> could it have been disconnected?

They are triggered by deceleration.
> 
> This is the damage to the vehicle
> 
> http://i8.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/ef/9b/eacf_1.JPG
> http://i20.ebayimg.com/08/i/000/ef/9d/0571_1.JPG

Doesn't look too bad from a passenger/driver POV. The bus must have have 
been moving at the time, or the car hit a very soft part of it.

Sylvia.