OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.

On Dec 17, 6:45*am, mm wrote:
OT? *

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?). *

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.

Yes it might. Children have been seriously injured in airbag incidents
on the passenger side.
Why are you too idle/stupid to put your wheel down to the correct
position especially when you have spotted the problem?

In article ,
mm wrote:

OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.

Back down? You mean you tilt it up when you get out of the car?

Yes, the airbag could break your neck if the steering wheel is pointed
at your head instead of your chest.

On 12/17/2010 12:45 AM, mm wrote:
OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.

It will pop your head off like it was a champagne cork. :-)

TDD

On Dec 17, 1:45*am, mm wrote:
OT? *

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?). *

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.

The air bag deploys at such a rapid rate, your head will never get to
the airbag before it is totally inflated, unless your face is within a
few inches of the airbag. You'll be fine.

Hank

mm wrote:
OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.

They are deadly and should be gotten rid of. They are just accidents
waiting to happen.

--
LSMFT

Simple job, assist the assistant of the physicist.

On 12/17/2010 2:28 AM, Lisa BB. wrote:
wrote in
:

OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.


Air bags can be stupid. I sit far back, not like these idiots hunched over
the steering wheel. A dumb kid drove out from the side and I T-boned his
car. Both bags went off. Not too much damage to the car. Since both bags
deployed my car was totaled. Too expensive to fix. The bag never touched
me. Then the crazy white powder from the bags was all in the air and I
couldn't see to move my car to the side of the road.

Happened to me. Totaled car and if only one bag had went off as on
recent models (mine was a '98) it probably would have been salvageable.

I did not fault the bag as woman hit me head on and bag and belt saved
me from injury except for bruise from belt. Woman was hospitalized with
back problems.

I think biggest caution for drivers is not to put their hands on top of
wheel as airbag could throw your arms into your face causing injuries to
both arms and face.

On Dec 17, 3:36*am, Hank wrote:
On Dec 17, 1:45*am, mm wrote:





OT? *

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?). *

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.

The air bag deploys at such a rapid rate, your head will never get to
the airbag before it is totally inflated, unless your face is within a
few inches of the airbag. You'll be fine.

Hank- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Aw shucks, there goes another good urban legend.

Harry K

On Dec 17, 9:02*am, LSMFT wrote:
mm wrote:
OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.

They are deadly and should be gotten rid of. They are just accidents
waiting to happen.


Yeah, and they should do away with those stupid seat belts also.
rolling eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrwfvVgERWE

On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:28:11 +0000, Lisa BB. wrote:
Air bags can be stupid. I sit far back, not like these idiots hunched
over the steering wheel. A dumb kid drove out from the side and I
T-boned his car. Both bags went off. Not too much damage to the car.
Since both bags deployed my car was totaled. Too expensive to fix. The
bag never touched me.

We bought an '08 van for peanuts from an insurance company earlier in the
year - they were going to junk it because it had hit a deer and both
front bags had deployed, which made the cost to repair it too high in
their eyes (about $800 in replacement parts and spray-work, about $1000
to put the stupid bags right)

Our insurance company were happy to insure it liability-only with no
bags, though (and we only ever put basic liability on any of our vehicles
anyway, so not loss to us there). I've got a little bit of black
electrical tape over the airbag warning light :-)

cheers

Jules

"Lisa BB." wrote in message
eb.com...
mm wrote in
:

OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.


Air bags can be stupid. I sit far back, not like these idiots hunched
over
the steering wheel. A dumb kid drove out from the side and I T-boned his
car. Both bags went off. Not too much damage to the car. Since both
bags
deployed my car was totaled. Too expensive to fix. The bag never touched
me. Then the crazy white powder from the bags was all in the air and I
couldn't see to move my car to the side of the road.

Never, ever hide your cocaine in those bags. You should've known better.

On Dec 17, 10:36*am, Jules Richardson
wrote:
On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:28:11 +0000, Lisa BB. wrote:
Air bags can be stupid. *I sit far back, not like these idiots hunched
over the steering wheel.

Not everybody can sit far back. Short people have to sit closer than
the 10" minimum considered safe. Either that, or get those pedal
extenders, which may or may not be safe.

As to air bags, in my one & only injury accident, the air bag probably
saved my life.

HB

On Dec 17, 10:09*am, Ron wrote:
On Dec 17, 9:02*am, LSMFT wrote:





mm wrote:
OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.

They are deadly and should be gotten rid of. They are just accidents
waiting to happen.

Yeah, and they should do away with those stupid seat belts also.
rolling eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrwfvVgERWE- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

And all that useless padding. Look at all the weight that could be
saved removing all that stuff.

Harry K

On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:17:15 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

I'm serious.

It will pop your head off like it was a champagne cork. :-)

TDD


_Airbag Fun!!_

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRp0bqwY5ug

On Dec 17, 10:11*pm, Harry K wrote:
On Dec 17, 10:09*am, Ron wrote:



On Dec 17, 9:02*am, LSMFT wrote:

mm wrote:
OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.

They are deadly and should be gotten rid of. They are just accidents
waiting to happen.

Yeah, and they should do away with those stupid seat belts also.
rolling eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrwfvVgERWE-Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

And all that useless padding. *Look at all the weight that could be
saved removing all that stuff.

Harry K

And bumpers. Who the heck needs bumpers?

Don't even get me started on windshields. Do you know how heavy those
friggin' things are?

On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:40:26 -0800 (PST), Higgs Boson
wrote:

On Dec 17, 10:36*am, Jules Richardson
wrote:
On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:28:11 +0000, Lisa BB. wrote:
Air bags can be stupid. *I sit far back, not like these idiots hunched
over the steering wheel.

Not everybody can sit far back. Short people have to sit closer than
the 10" minimum considered safe. Either that, or get those pedal
extenders, which may or may not be safe.

For really, really short people, there's a list of cars for which the
seat goes farther forward, although my friend who is 4'6" still needs
the pedal extenders. She's used them probably since she started
driving, about 20 or 30 years ago.

Or maybe it's the other way around. Cars which work well with pedal
extenders. But all-in-all, it's the list she looks at before she buys
a car.

I have another friend who's in a wheel chair from polio. Even though
the vaccine was available, she lived in Egypt and it wasn't available
there. She lives alone, has a full time job, gets in the car, folds
up the chair and puts it behind the drivers seat. I think maybe she
too might have a list of cars for which that is not as hard as others.

As to air bags, in my one & only injury accident, the air bag probably
saved my life.

Good to know.

HB

On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:11:40 -0500, "Moffit" wrote:


"Lisa BB." wrote in message
web.com...
mm wrote in
:

OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.


Air bags can be stupid. I sit far back, not like these idiots hunched
over
the steering wheel. A dumb kid drove out from the side and I T-boned his
car. Both bags went off. Not too much damage to the car. Since both
bags
deployed my car was totaled. Too expensive to fix. The bag never touched
me. Then the crazy white powder from the bags was all in the air and I
couldn't see to move my car to the side of the road.

Never, ever hide your cocaine in those bags. You should've known better.

No, no, no. That's exactly where to hide it because they won't see it
among the other white powder. I don't know what happens if you inject
the other white powder, however, but it couldnt' do much more harm
than cocaine.

On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:11:01 -0800 (PST), Harry K
wrote:

On Dec 17, 10:09*am, Ron wrote:
On Dec 17, 9:02*am, LSMFT wrote:





mm wrote:
OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.

They are deadly and should be gotten rid of. They are just accidents
waiting to happen.

Yeah, and they should do away with those stupid seat belts also.
rolling eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrwfvVgERWE- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

And all that useless padding. Look at all the weight that could be
saved removing all that stuff.

Yeah, let's bring back steel dashboards, but make them out of
titanium/magnesium because it's lighter.

Harry K

On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:17:08 -0800, Smitty Two
wrote:

In article ,
mm wrote:

OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.

Back down? You mean you tilt it up when you get out of the car?

Yes, I've done that for a while now. It made it easier to get out and
in, even when I wasn't fat. I'm not sure why.

Yes, the airbag could break your neck if the steering wheel is pointed
at your head instead of your chest.

I don't want that. I like my neck the way it is. I'll stop pretending
I'm a bus driver. Thanks, and thanks for all the helpful replies.

To the spammer, Harry, I only thought of this the day it was icy, and
I haven't driven with the steering wheel up since.

On Dec 18, 10:47*pm, RobertPatrick wrote:
mm wrote :





On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:11:01 -0800 (PST), Harry K
wrote:

On Dec 17, 10:09 am, Ron wrote:
On Dec 17, 9:02 am, LSMFT wrote:

mm wrote:
OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on
the right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to
break my neck?

I'm serious.

They are deadly and should be gotten rid of. They are just
accidents waiting to happen.

Yeah, and they should do away with those stupid seat belts also.
rolling eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrwfvVgERWE-Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

And all that useless padding. *Look at all the weight that could be
saved removing all that stuff.

Yeah, let's bring back steel dashboards, but make them out of
titanium/magnesium because it's lighter.

Harry K

And hood ornaments to poke our eyes out.- Hide quoted text -


Or do a very good job of emasculation.

Harry K

On 19 Dec 2010 06:47:26 GMT, RobertPatrick wrote:


And all that useless padding. Look at all the weight that could be
saved removing all that stuff.

Yeah, let's bring back steel dashboards, but make them out of
titanium/magnesium because it's lighter.

Harry K


And hood ornaments to poke our eyes out.

Why is it that hood ornmaments like that are illegal on new cars, but
I thing you can still install them on your own car? Can you still do
that?

(Yes I know it's your own car, but I don't think it matters.)

On Dec 19, 5:10*pm, mm wrote:
On 19 Dec 2010 06:47:26 GMT, RobertPatrick wrote:



And all that useless padding. *Look at all the weight that could be
saved removing all that stuff.

Yeah, let's bring back steel dashboards, but make them out of
titanium/magnesium because it's lighter.

Harry K

And hood ornaments to poke our eyes out.

Why is it that hood ornmaments like that are illegal on new cars, but
I thing you can still install them on your own car? *Can you still do
that?

(Yes I know it's your own car, but I don't think it matters.)

May not be legal but absent a safety inspection requirement how are
they to know?

Europeans have stringent inspections but I managed to squeeze my old
junker through one.

Harry K

On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:21:23 -0800 (PST), Harry K
wrote:

On Dec 19, 5:10*pm, mm wrote:
On 19 Dec 2010 06:47:26 GMT, RobertPatrick wrote:



And all that useless padding. *Look at all the weight that could be
saved removing all that stuff.

Yeah, let's bring back steel dashboards, but make them out of
titanium/magnesium because it's lighter.

Harry K

And hood ornaments to poke our eyes out.

Why is it that hood ornmaments like that are illegal on new cars, but
I thing you can still install them on your own car? *Can you still do
that?

(Yes I know it's your own car, but I don't think it matters.)

May not be legal but absent a safety inspection requirement how are
they to know?

Easier than telling if your brakes have anything left in them.

They can look at the car when it is parked, or when you drive by, when
they stop you for any other reason, or when you take the car in for a
safety inspection.

Penssylvania used to have two safety inspections a year. They lowered
that to one. Maryland otoh only requires safety inspection when you
buy a used car. You can keep it for 40 years after than without ever
getting it inspected again. But if the cops see something that
violates the isnpection rules, they can give and will give you a
"ticket" that allows you a few days to get it fixed and appear at a
police station to verify that it's fixed, in which case there is no
fine. My guess is that usually this is lights, occasionally springs,
but it could include hood ornaments too.

Europeans have stringent inspections but I managed to squeeze my old
junker through one.

Harry K

On 19 Dec 2010 06:47:26 GMT, RobertPatrick wrote:

mm wrote in
:

On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:17:08 -0800, Smitty Two
wrote:

In article ,
mm wrote:

OT?

Didn't they start putting switches to turn off the air bags on the
right side of cars in case the passenger was short?

Sometimes, especially on very short trips, I don't tilt my tilt
steering wheel back down, and drive it like it was a bus (or a
truck?).

In the snow today, it occurred to me that now the steering wheel
points much higher, and it's like i'm short.

So if I skid into something and the bag goes off, is it going to break
my neck?

I'm serious.

Back down? You mean you tilt it up when you get out of the car?

Yes, I've done that for a while now. It made it easier to get out and
in, even when I wasn't fat. I'm not sure why.

Yes, the airbag could break your neck if the steering wheel is pointed
at your head instead of your chest.

I don't want that. I like my neck the way it is. I'll stop pretending
I'm a bus driver. Thanks, and thanks for all the helpful replies.

To the spammer, Harry, I only thought of this the day it was icy, and
I haven't driven with the steering wheel up since.


My car is fairly low to the ground. I must tilt the steering wheel UP or I
can't get into the car.

You need shorter legs.

That's why the tilted wheel is there!

Hey, you're right.

"mm" wrote in message
...

stuff snipped

And hood ornaments to poke our eyes out.

Why is it that hood ornmaments like that are illegal on new cars, but
I thing you can still install them on your own car? Can you still do
that?

(Yes I know it's your own car, but I don't think it matters.)

Yes, it does. The hood ornament placed on by the car maker falls under the
"deep pocket" rule. They have lots of money to make suing them "pay." When
you add one to your car, only you can be sued, not the car maker, and that
means a "shallow pocket" (you) and probably not enough assets to attract a
good lawyer. (-:

--
Bobby G.