steel bullbars, airbags, kangaroos

Greetings

Last time I checked airbags sensor requires slightly more than 2G's deceleration before they deploy. Not a problem in all but accident situations.

Regards

Paul

I have airbag’s and my understanding is it is very unlikely for the airbag to deploy if you hit a Roo as it’s not a sustained impact, maybe if the point of impact was right in front of one of the airbag sensors it could go off then but you would have to be unlucky.

Yes I have braked or swerved for the odd roo a few times if the situation permits, I know you are not meant to but if you can avoid potential damage then why not.

On my Landcruiser the airbag sensors are attached to the panels. The bull bar is connected to the chassis rails and has a crumple zone arrangement, even then. (It is an ARB Sahara model, but I notice that the genuine Toyota bars also have one). So hitting a roo front on is unlikely to deploy the airbags - slightly side-on, on the other hand ... damn roos can't hop in straight lines if their lives depended on it.

I've never had the airbag deploy, but I'm usually more worried about my paying passengers reaction if I have hit and injured one. "Please put your hands over your eyes while I just reverse back a bit to see how it survived" (double speak for "put it out of it's misery") - I hate that, and do everything to avoid hitting them.

Ciao for now
Andrew.

Russ,

I just Googled TJM and they have some info on air bags and bull bars.

Wayne

i always go back to make sure the job is finished,its doesnt take long,its what i would want someone to do for me

I have hit a couple of roos in the GU one of which was at low speed, he got up and ran away, and the other I was going pretty hard, he did not .

No airbag deployment

Duncs

Now, what was that song?

"Football, meatpies, kangaroos and Holden cars..."

That was in the late 70's I think.

Now, for the 2006 version...

"Bullbars, airbags, kangaroos and 4 wheel drives..."

Sorry, I hi-jacked your thread, but it had to be done....

Wolfie

friend had air bagsgo off in an accident...cost $2500 to be put back in....

Laura B

thanks 4 the replies

I'd be more concerned about the rigid steel bar transferring all the impact to the deformable chassis rails. A big roo could easily cause serious damage to a modern 4B fitted with a steel bar cause the bar's got no give.

Yeah the bar wouldn't bend but the chassis may well.