Face vs. air bag
I was driving home, after picking up some food at Sonic, and a guy driving a full-size, extended cab pickup pulls out in front of me. The car I was driving was a 1999 Chevy Malibu and I was going 45 m.p.h. (speed limit) when the guy pulled out of his driveway. The last thing I remember before hitting him was seeing that he was not even looking in my direction. He was looking in the opposite direction.
The air bags deployed and smacked me square in the face. My forehead is killing me where it rubbed some of the skin off. Other than that, my wrist being sprained and a couple of bruises on my knees (hitting the dashboard), the bodily damage to yours truly was minimal. No trip to the hospital was necessary.
I’m going tomorrow to get a copy of the police report and to talk to the other driver’s insurance company. I need a rental until they either repair or replace my car. Hopefully, they won’t be one of those “Are you sure you weren’t driving too fast? We think you are at fault…..” kind of companies.
To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. -Theodore Roosevelt
23.Oct.05 
Life
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DAMN that sucks! Good to hear your okay though. File a claim with your insurance yet?
Gald to hear your ok dude. I hope you don’t get screwed by your insurence company
I filed a claim with my insurance but it was more for records (showing no fault). I’ll get in touch with the other guys insurance tomorrow. I’m sure they’ll work with me since it was their clients fault.
Glad you’re okay.
Most likely his insurance company will try to screw you. They don’t like paying out. Shoulda stayed in your car and held your neck screaming “AAAH! IT HURTS!” so you could claim whiplash if the insurance co. tries something stupid.
Guess you can get one of those hybrid cars now that gets 45mpg.
Oh shit Brad, glad to hear your okay. I’m surprised you didn’t pound the damn guy. Thank god the kids weren’t in the car either.
Whoa dude! Those god-damn airbags are killers . . . glad you’re alright. Get Volvo or a Merc – they’ve got a little light on the dash that tells you when you’ve had an accident (in case you miss that fact).