Airbags, Seat Belts & Steering Wheels

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Tue 11 Feb 2003 22:10
Airbags, Seat Belts & Steering Wheels - David Lacey
....and our skilled unsung heroes in the NHS

Pics of the result of a rather nasty accident involving a driver and his steering wheel. The car was ratehr \'flat-nosed\' following this.

Please don\'t view if you are squeamish, afraid of blood or currently eating, OK?

The pics were all submitted by the person pictured, on the table.

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I\'ll leave this here because I think its important. However, I have changed the link so that it won\'t work automatically, you will have to cut and paste it to your browser and I would emphasise the warning that Dave gave to the squeamish etc. Mark.

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Tue 11 Feb 2003 22:49
Airbags, Seat Belts & Steering Wheels - HF
Ugh! Luckily am still awaiting dinner - it was the second pic that really got me! Remarkable though that they managed to practically rip half his face off and then just sew it back together again - seeing the pic with the stitches you would never imagine the intricacies of the operation. Amazing.
HF
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Tue 11 Feb 2003 23:07
Airbags, Seat Belts & Steering Wheels - David Lacey
Yes, awesome, indeed. Due praise to the skill of the surgeon

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Tue 11 Feb 2003 23:45
Airbags, Seat Belts & Steering Wheels - HF
Can't say a lot more because it would veer wildly off-topic - but it's good to see there are some surgeons out there still able/willing to do a good job!
HF
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Wed 12 Feb 2003 00:13
Airbags, Seat Belts & Steering Wheels - Blue {P}
I can't believe that some people question the safety of airbags. I feel much safer knowing that in a hard smash I'll have a huge pillow in front of my face, not so good for my passengers, but then they don't have peddles to mangle their lower legs...
Blue
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Wed 12 Feb 2003 06:18
Airbags, Seat Belts & Steering Wheels - Cyd
Don't worry, Blue. Improved crash protection for the legs is now enshrined in US law and will make it into Euro cars eventually.
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