Stag 1 - Omega 0

[tigers_gonads]

"Serious head on now"

You and the family all okay 

Only me in the car and I'm not exaggerating when I say I hardly noticed the impact! Damage aside, there was no drama in the cabin (apart from what may have been a small escape of gas!)

Methane or LPG ?   

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Tis a shame though. It was a damn nice example, as I recall. ..............then again, incidents like that can cause serious injury or fatality, so no real harm done. 

[Lazydocker]

In the grand scheme of things it's a minor inconvenience. No human injuries (can't vouch for Bambi ) and just the metalwork to deal with.

Truth be told, it was starting to show signs of the dreaded tin worm anyway. Fortunately I have another one I can put on the road (eventually) and parts of this one will live on!

[aaronjb]

Christ on a bike LD, Mr Stag did a proper job on that, didn't he!

I think it was the first thing I checked

I bet it was the second. The first was probably your undercrackers!


As for hitting one in a Caterham (Kevin) - I guess you'd have to duck a lot and hope for the best!

[Lizzie Zoom]

So sad for you Lazydocker

That is one hell of a mess, but at least you are ok.

I thought I had a problem the other week after my little prang with a van, but..................yours is something else.  Even I would have to admit it is "beyond economical repair" and I couldn't argue with the insurance company

I hope you can make the best of it by salvaging spare parts

[tunnie]

Truth be told, it was starting to show signs of the dreaded tin worm anyway.

In the usual places around the sills? Sad for an '03 plate, I really should check the 3.2 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Interesting that your car sustained that amount of damage, yet the airbags didn't go off.   

What sort of impact do they need to go off? And do they lose their sensitivity with age? 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Interesting that your car sustained that amount of damage, yet the airbags didn't go off.   

What sort of impact do they need to go off? And do they lose their sensitivity with age? 

Yes. This also surprised me.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Interesting that your car sustained that amount of damage, yet the airbags didn't go off.   

What sort of impact do they need to go off? And do they lose their sensitivity with age? 

Yes. This also surprised me.

Like everything else they must degrade with age. Maybe the gas leaks out if a seal goes or something. 

Not something I've thought about before. 

[Lizzie Zoom]

Interesting that your car sustained that amount of damage, yet the airbags didn't go off.   

What sort of impact do they need to go off? And do they lose their sensitivity with age? 

Yes. This also surprised me.

and me with this one especially, but also with my front end shunt!

[Lazydocker]

Interesting that your car sustained that amount of damage, yet the airbags didn't go off.   

What sort of impact do they need to go off? And do they lose their sensitivity with age? 

Yes. This also surprised me.

Like everything else they must degrade with age. Maybe the gas leaks out if a seal goes or something. 

Not something I've thought about before. 

Simple really... The airbag sensors are behind the bumper which is pretty much unscathed

And FYI, it's an explosive charge that inflates the airbags 

[Lazydocker]

Had the airbags gone off I would almost certainly have sustained some form of injury

[Sir Tigger KC]

Interesting that your car sustained that amount of damage, yet the airbags didn't go off.   

What sort of impact do they need to go off? And do they lose their sensitivity with age? 

Yes. This also surprised me.

Like everything else they must degrade with age. Maybe the gas leaks out if a seal goes or something. 

Not something I've thought about before. 

Simple really... The airbag sensors are behind the bumper which is pretty much unscathed

And FYI, it's an explosive charge that inflates the airbags 

You learn something new every day! 

[Kevin Wood]

The airbags need significant deceleration of the vehicle to be triggered. They would do more harm than good in a lesser impact.

1700kgs of Omega versus, what? 100kg of deer, maybe a little more, plus it looks like the deer was deflected by the bonnet. The car isn't going to decelerate much there.

[2boxerdogs]

Certainly made a good job of that ! Main thing is you're okay .😉