I have loved my 2006 Mazda3 S Touring hatchback since the day I bought it brand new with 8 miles on the odometer. As of Friday, 2/5/10, my Mazda3 is no more, and had almost reached 75,000 miles. I was t-boned in an uncontrolled intersection near my apartment and the insurance company decided that my car was totaled. Thankfully, neither myself or the other driver was seriously injured, but I suffered a mild concussion and whiplash. I was going about 20-25 mph and she must have been going at least 30 mph, yet my side airbags didn't deploy. This concerns me a great deal because the impact to the front passenger side of my car actually put a hole in the door and started to tear off the passenger side door handle, as well as shattering the passenger side window and showering me in glass. I can't find information anywhere that gives deployment information and specifics for side airbag deployment in collisions.
Any knowledge or experience you can share with me? Again, I'm thankful that my injuries were relatively minor, but I really think that if the driver's side airbag had deployed perhaps my injuries would have been less severe and hope that others aren't being unnecessarily injured because of faulty deployment.
Any knowledge or experience you can share with me? Again, I'm thankful that my injuries were relatively minor, but I really think that if the driver's side airbag had deployed perhaps my injuries would have been less severe and hope that others aren't being unnecessarily injured because of faulty deployment.