8246962 t1_is9zh7f wrote on October 14, 2022 at 11:47 AM Reply to comment by Swag_Grenade 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 I believe it was a poor design decision by the manufacturer on how the shifter works on that vehicle. Permalink Parent 3
8246962 t1_is9zh7f wrote
Reply to comment by Swag_Grenade 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
I believe it was a poor design decision by the manufacturer on how the shifter works on that vehicle.