Corking thread about airjackets over on COTH

[cptrayes]

My sisters jacket that failed and dragged her was purchased not that long after they hit the market or became well know, I'd say she got it maybe 3 odd years ago, accident was about 1 year after having it. They replaced the jacket no problem and gave her £200 to replace her new ariat boots that had been ripped open from her being dragged.

Mine was the same age. It does sound as though the new design of trigger might fire more easily than the original. I strongly recommend anyone with the original plastic screw-in plug on the bottom to get it changed.

 

[kerilli]

Maybe Kerilli you would like to look at this study http://m.emj.bmj.com/content/19/6/490.full
Which shows that injuries can & have been caused by airbags in cars including cervical spine injuries, a decapitation & an aortic dissection. Still I'd rather have an air bag in my car
Likewise this article http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/11/1/23.full.pdf
And this paper
http://www.ajronline.org/content/111/4/833
On injuries caused by seatbelts....again though you wouldn't catch me not wearing my seatbelt either. The crux is although there were injuries caused by air bags & seat belts I'm sure without them the injuries would've been much worse (although I am struggling to think of something worse than decapitation lol ) In fact all 3 papers report that since legislation change surrounding seat belts/air bags fatalities in RTC's have decreased despite there being more volume of cars used.

Anyway I also had an interesting chat with some junior doctors....we've come up with a fab experiment & I'm going to make enquiries to see if its possible

Sounds intriguing...
Yes, I know that airbags and seatbelts can cause serious injuries, but properly fitted they are "usually a lifesaver" as I said... improperly fitted they can cause horrendous damage. I saw a programme about how many kids had been killed and seriously injured because they were too short, so the angle of the seatbelt took it across their neck instead of their chest. One nifty clip, designed by a father to protect his kids, iirc, solved that...

Not sure what is worse than decapitation... oh, being hanged, drawn and quartered I guess. THEN decapitated.