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

"^Tems^" <brookersteve913@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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>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?
>
> 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

It's the rate of decelleration that determines if the bags go off, as well

as the speed.

In that accident the bags shouldn't have gone off because the impact was 
absorbed by the panels.