BULLARD, ALTHEA ANN City/State: ST GEORGE / UT PCF Number: 175097 . Arrest Date: 01:09:19 01/29/18 Agency: Washington County Sheriff RELEASED FROM CUSTODY
How fast do you need to be going when you hit something for your air bags to deploy? The crash forces are equivalent to a head-on collision with an immovable barrier... How fast do you have to be going for the air bags to go off? Air bags are set to deploy when you hit something at a mild 8-14 miles per hour... How fast do you have to be going for the air bags to deploy in a car? You have to be in a collision that is at least 10 mph for the airbags to deploy in...
I had the airbags go off in my Miata when a pickup ran a red right in front of me and I T-boned it. While I had my seat belt on, the airbag prevented my head from snapping forward too quickly, preventing a painful neck injury. Between these and the crush zones I walked away from a 40 MPH crash without a scratch on me.