Unfortunately, some of us don't have the time to post entire paragraphs each time we visit the site. My intent was to express my opinion of airbag safety (see reply above), not to contradict any national safety test data, but I feel they are more dangerous. I should have prefaced that it is my opinion, but I assumed that was a given. :looney:
Then again, I have a full cage and 5pt harnesses. My seat mounts are welded to the cage and the cage ties into the sleeved unirails. So my personal vehicle is probably substantially safer than the average motorist's!
My work car does have airbags and I have been clobbered by airbags several times. The airbag can break your nose, break your jaw, etc. Especially the older airbags that XJ's were equipped with. So I'm speaking from my personal experience and what I've seen in the real world.
The way I look at it is this, if airbags were safe, racing sanctioning bodies would employ them. Unfortunately there are no reputable sanctioning bodies that allow them on track. Why? Because you lose control of your vehicle when they deploy. Just some food for thought and again, it is my opinion.
