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My daughter wrecked an '85 Mustang without wearing its three point seatbelt. The car had no airbag(s). She was going approximately 45 mph when she left the road and hit a tree that was HUGE. It pushed the engine/trans out of their mounts, pushed the front left corner back to the windshield post, wrinkled the roof and both rear quarter panels.
The only damage in the cockpit of the little car was the driver side floorboard under the pedals was bent upward {her broken foot showed the effects of that} and the rim of the steering wheel was pushed to the instrument cluster when her chest smashed into the steering wheel, the column crushing everything in her chest cavity.
I would've paid everything I had accumulated to that point for airbags, if they'd have saved her life. Do I want safety equipment, absolutely. We have a 1990 Buick Century coupe without airbags or ABS at home. It's the last vehicle I will ever own without those features. We also own a 2010 Prius and 2004 Silverado both with airbags and ABS.
I'm a pretty good driver, but I make mistakes behind the wheel. Others make mistakes, too. Safety equipment might or might not save our life {especially if we neglect taking advantage of what our vehicle is already equipped with.} No safety equipment means more people die like my first-born child did.
[As a side question, does anyone know of a company that makes a retrofit ABS setup that I could buy and install?]
Sorry for such a drawn out post. I had a lot I wanted to share on this topic.
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