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Originally posted by ericbecky@Jul 6th 2004 @ 11:21 AM
I haven't come across any HCH owners in accidents. I know of a Prius II v.s. deer front end accident, but that's about it.
I not up to speed on this... so forgive my ignorance. You said no air bags went off. Did your HCH have side airbags?
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ericbecky-
YES, my HCHs, both the totaled and new, had/have side airbags...I know that in my first HCH there was a sensor that would turn the passenger's side bag off if the passenger was sitting too close to the dash...I haven't had my new HCH long enough to make it through the owner's manual again, but I'm assuming that the new one does this as well (?). It's funny, tho, isn't it, that I was side-rammed and the bags didn't go off. :huh: I asked my dealership about it and they said something to the effect that the impact had to occur in very specific areas of the car's body in order for the bags to deploy. I dunno. Is there anyone who knows more about this feature/side-effect? I can't decide if my dealer was just knitting bull (so to speak) or really knew what he was talking about.
In any case, I'd actually really like to hear your story about the Prius II vs. Deer...did both survive?
