tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55830807767176233.post8122382731562098755..comments2023-08-12T07:55:06.441-04:00Comments on Rhymes with Javelin: Accident updateS.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957943262402999997noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55830807767176233.post-50468817611859718242007-05-09T09:29:00.000-04:002007-05-09T09:29:00.000-04:00Good luck getting a stick shift! They seem to be ...Good luck getting a stick shift! They seem to be fewer and farther between.<BR/><BR/>Glad A. is okay - sounds horrific - "the car got shorter" is a particularly horrifying image.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55830807767176233.post-9986619270201510552007-05-08T20:26:00.000-04:002007-05-08T20:26:00.000-04:00Liz and Julia, thank you for being worried for Z. ...Liz and Julia, thank you for being worried for Z. in her seat. Since visiting my father at his office meant walking down a corridor decorated with pictures of car crashes, both actual and engineered, I was raised in an atmosphere of high automobile safety awareness. I respect it when I see it in others. <BR/><BR/>Dad asked about the belts. Since they look fine, he thinks it's okay. Kind of like a bike helmet in a crash where you scrape up your leg but don't hit your head.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957943262402999997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55830807767176233.post-54887962416471609132007-05-08T11:42:00.000-04:002007-05-08T11:42:00.000-04:00I was worried about the car seat too, but of cours...I was worried about the car seat too, but of course your dad would know. <BR/><BR/>I drive a Volvo. I would love to drive a hybrid, but I am paranoid about safety, and our old Volvo proved its worth to us by deploying only the airbags that were needed in a very bad crash we were in, and letting us walk away without a scratch. So I keep hoping Volvo starts making hybrids.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745262857388007041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55830807767176233.post-11956655741965641122007-05-07T16:06:00.000-04:002007-05-07T16:06:00.000-04:00Doh! Of course you'd know about the safety seats.I...Doh! Of course you'd know about the safety seats.<BR/><BR/>I had to get the on/off switch for the Ford Taurus when I had one, 'cause I sat about 6 inches from the air bag in order to reach the pedals. Love my Sedona, which lets me reach the pedals and remain a good distance from the steering wheel.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55830807767176233.post-80871410530274891962007-05-06T22:40:00.000-04:002007-05-06T22:40:00.000-04:00Niobe, I think in general if you're able to see ov...Niobe, I think in general if you're able to see over the dashboard without a booster (my diminutive grandmother always sat on a little folded pad while driving), you're okay with an airbag, but set the seat back as far as you can and drive with your hands at 9 and 3, not 10 and 2.<BR/><BR/>Lo, you made me laugh--I hope A. lurked after you commented!<BR/><BR/>Liz, I do think from looking at the car (and the belts holding the carseat) that the seat didn't absorb much force. That part of the car wasn't hit, the seat wasn't thrown around at all, and no one was in it to be thrown against it, but we'll investigate further. My father is a good source of advice on topics like this, as you might imagine. (Hey, maybe insurance will cover it--they'll cover new prescription sunglasses for A., since hers were thrown off and damaged past use by the airbag.)S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957943262402999997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55830807767176233.post-33472125353062856982007-05-06T17:02:00.000-04:002007-05-06T17:02:00.000-04:00Um...please get a new child safety seat. If the sa...Um...please get a new child safety seat. If the safety seat was in the car at the time of the accident, then it may be damaged or stressed and not as effective in another accident.<BR/><BR/>Niobe, if you're sitting less than 10-12 inches away from the steering wheel, you can apply for an airbag on/off switch through the NHSTB. It'll take 2 or 3 tries and maybe the help of your congressional representative, but they can be installed for about $100, once you get permission.<BR/><BR/>Hugs and hope that A feels better soon.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55830807767176233.post-82465721293270504742007-05-06T16:28:00.000-04:002007-05-06T16:28:00.000-04:00FWIW, we got our pre-owned car for slightly less t...FWIW, we got our pre-owned car for slightly less than the figure you named (though admittedly it is not a hybrid). but it does have fancy new-fangled things like a CD player.<BR/><BR/>So glad A. is okay and also glad she is getting to the chiropractor. More hugs. Gentle ones. <BR/><BR/>The most awkward car we ever rented was a Nissan Murano. Neither of us had ever driven an SUV before, and I felt bad for the car that it had denied its Judaism for all those years. Perhaps driving it to a Bat Mitzvah helped.Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507793708832982682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55830807767176233.post-10116849455480665372007-05-06T14:39:00.000-04:002007-05-06T14:39:00.000-04:00Honestly, I've always wondered about how useful ai...Honestly, I've always wondered about how useful airbags really are. Your post -- and A.'s relative okayness -- reassures me that they can be, quite literally, lifesavers. <BR/><BR/>But I've always been terrified that the airbag itself would injure me more than any potential accident. Though that's probably because I'm so small that, technically, I should still be riding in a booster seat in the back of the car.niobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685766216611639434noreply@blogger.com