Exploding airbags

The perfect SMIDSY excuse.

QUOTE:
Hundreds of thousands of Honda vehicles sold the United States are
being recalled or will be inspected by the company because their
airbags could potentially explode causing injury or death, the company
said.

In a notice posted in a PDF file on its website, the American Honda
Co. said it was expanding a previously announced recall to include
some 273,000 of certain 2001-2003 model Honda and Acura vehicles to
replace the airbag.

"Affected driver's airbag inflators may deploy with too much pressure,
which can cause the inflator casing to rupture and could result in
injury or fatality," the message said.

It also said airbag service parts were sold for installation in an
unknown number of vehicles for collision repair or other service.

"Because Honda is unable to determine the specific vehicles that may
have received the affected service parts through existing information,
Honda will inspect an additional approximately 603,000 vehicles and
replace those parts as necessary," the notice added.

"Honda is aware of several incidents related to this recall and
expansions, and is announcing this further recall expansion to
encourage all owners of included vehicles to take their vehicle to an
authorized dealer as soon as they receive mailed notification from
Honda. Notification to the expanded group of customers will begin in
late December 2011," the notice said.

It said that "nothing is more important" to Honda than alerting its
customers."
ENDS.

What about alerting any cyclists out there when they see a Honda
coming towards them to take avoiding action?

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_new...loding-airbags

--
Simon Mason

On Sat, 3 Dec 2011 09:36:28 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote:

The perfect SMIDSY excuse.

Counter it with
http://www.bikerumor.com/2010/10/21/...met-seriously/

On Dec 3, 5:53*pm, Peter Parry wrote:
On Sat, 3 Dec 2011 09:36:28 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason

wrote:
The perfect SMIDSY excuse.

Counter it withhttp://www.bikerumor.com/2010/10/21/video-bicycle-airbag-helmet-serio...

The woman in the photo can still see out OK.
Having a car airbag explode right in front of your face does tend to
restrict the driver's vision somewhat.

--
Simon Mason

On Sat, 3 Dec 2011 09:55:44 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote:

Having a car airbag explode right in front of your face does tend to
restrict the driver's vision somewhat.

I think it might do rather more than just restrict their vision, more
probably "sorry mate but I've just had a lavatorial incident"
(SMJHLI).

On 03/12/2011 17:36, Simon Mason wrote:
The perfect SMIDSY excuse.

QUOTE:
Hundreds of thousands of Honda vehicles sold the United States are
being recalled or will be inspected by the company because their
airbags could potentially explode causing injury or death, the company
said.

Doug, are you posting using Simon's nym, or is the urge to post about
car-related stuff on urc spreading?

On Sat, 3 Dec 2011 19:10:38 -0000, "Zapp Brannigan"
wrote:

Now that's seriously clever, too big and costly in first generation but we
might see them built-into premium cycling clothing in a few years (like
avalanche transponders for skiers).

There is already an airbag for skiers designed to keep them above an
avalanche.
http://shop.snowshepherd.co.uk/Air-Bags

Similarly there is one for motorcyclists
http://www.mashgate.com/product-info...ction-function

Perhaps it is time to forget helmets and equip cyclists with airbags?

On 3-Dec-2011, Clive George wrote:

On 03/12/2011 17:36, Simon Mason wrote:
The perfect SMIDSY excuse.

QUOTE:
Hundreds of thousands of Honda vehicles sold the United States are
being recalled or will be inspected by the company because their
airbags could potentially explode causing injury or death, the company
said.

Doug, are you posting using Simon's nym, or is the urge to post about
car-related stuff on urc spreading?

Motorists present a serious danger to cyclists which is not reciprocated.
Anything pertaining to this one-sided threat is therefore extremely relevant
to cyclists, particularly defective cars which are allowed to be used on our
public roads.

-- .
UK Radical Campaigns.
http://www.zing.icom43.net
A driving licence is a licence to kill.

On 03/12/2011 17:36, Simon Mason wrote:
The perfect SMIDSY excuse.
SNIP

What about alerting any cyclists out there when they see a Honda
coming towards them to take avoiding action?

The ****wit is turning into Doug!

--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

"Dave - Cyclists VOR" wrote in message
...

On 03/12/2011 17:36, Simon Mason wrote:
The perfect SMIDSY excuse.
SNIP

What about alerting any cyclists out there when they see a Honda
coming towards them to take avoiding action?

The ****wit is turning into Doug!
================================

Careful, that's a libellous comment.

On Dec 3, 11:30*pm, Peter Parry wrote:
On Sat, 3 Dec 2011 19:10:38 -0000, "Zapp Brannigan"
wrote:

Now that's seriously clever, too big and costly in first generation but we
might see them built-into premium cycling clothing in a few years (like
avalanche transponders for skiers).

There is already an airbag for skiers designed to keep them above an
avalanche.http://shop.snowshepherd.co.uk/Air-Bags

Similarly there is one for motorcyclistshttp://www.mashgate.com/product-infomation/action-function

Perhaps it is time to forget helmets and equip cyclists with airbags?

How much weight would that add to my 14lb Scott CR1 though?

--
Simon Mason