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Originally Posted by Chevy_cowboy
What I don't understand is how that results in fatal crashes, IMO knowing how to safely control a car that dies at highway speed should be part of learning to drive, either reach down and restart it, or coast to the side of the road. People are too quick to panic. This should be taught in drivers ed, along with skid recovery and other emergency training.
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Yep, that is true.
Apparently when the ignition switch is in the "off" position when a front impact happens, the airbags fail to deploy.
They are blaming the "fatal" part of the crashes on that, since no airbags deployed.
As you mention, if the car dies most people should be able to safely access the situation and safely get the car to the side of the road.
But there are plenty of people out there, that can barely drive to begin with.
If it is proven that any type of mechanical defect was in play during a fatal crash, guess who is taking the brunt of the blame.