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...
At What Speed Does an Airbag Deploy? The airbag was developed by American industrial engineer John W. Hetrick, who patented and built the prototype on his kitchen table in 1952. The design resulted in a gas-filled envelope that can be automatically extended to cushion passenger impact during a car crash.