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Swag_Grenade t1_is9g3m4 wrote

Reply to comment by Agnostalypse in TIL the first confirmed victim of Takata airbags was 18y/o Parham. As she drove around a car park, she lightly bumped another vehicle making the airbag inflate, sending metal pieces at such tremendous force that one hit the teen’s neck slicing open her carotid artery. She bled to death in her seat by ahm713

Oh shit was that a vehicle defect/fault that caused the accident? I just remember hearing about it being a freak accident with his car, didn't remember hearing anything about faulty equipment/a recall.

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8246962 t1_is9zh7f wrote

I believe it was a poor design decision by the manufacturer on how the shifter works on that vehicle.

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h3lme7 t1_isaf24h wrote

An incredibly stupid design with zero haptic feedback, so you must be looking at it to see what gear you're in.

You should not have to look at anything to know what gear you're in.

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Agnostalypse t1_isbl7gn wrote

Yep, I was going to say this but couldn't reply earlier. It's not a defect, but definitely a massive design flaw. Both my maternal and paternal grandfather worked for GMC and they strongly resisted any changes to design that gave way to aesthetics over function.

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