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...
An example of an impact that did not result in a significant change in velocity, but yet the air bag. deployed, involved a 2007 Chevrolet Corvette that struck several small signs, trees, and a utility. pole off road at a very high rate of speed.