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Originally Posted by Number 3
Airbags don't go off based on speed, they go off based on decleration. The pictures show you had a bumper under ride. The vehicle ahead of you slammed on the brakes causing the nose to dive and the rear end to come up. You then braked hard causing your nose to dive lower than the bumper of the vehicle in front of you. This causes a much softer crash. Not saying it isn't serious, but people generally misunderstand what the sensors detect in order for the airbags to fire.
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Also, airbags don't deploy if the vehicle is still rendered "controllable", ie steerable...if the bag were to deploy, while you were still moving & able to control the vehicle, your view would be blocked and could possibly lead to yet another accident [read "more liability"].
My father had a very similar accident several years ago...the above was the exact explanation given by the highway patrol.