LongWayHome
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My fiance was involved in an accident about a month ago (in our 06.5 Jetta TDI) and we are both concerned about whether the seat belt functioned properly in the accident.
She was rear ended by an SUV while waiting to make a left hand turn. The SUV sustained pretty substantial front end damage and was probably travelling at about 35mph (just a guess) when it made impact.
My fiance was injured when her face hit the steering wheel. She's doing much better since the accident, but will require some (more) dental work in the future.
Should a seat belt prevent someone from hitting the steering wheel if the vehicle is hit from behind? It obviously stopped her from going through the windshield, and she is very lucky that she wasn't injured more seriously. But there was no bruising from the seat belt, which makes me wonder if it restrained her properly upon impact. Anyone have any insight here? Thanks,
Ryan
BTW... we're still waiting for our Jetta to return from the shop, and are suffering with a Chevy Cobalt in the interim.
She was rear ended by an SUV while waiting to make a left hand turn. The SUV sustained pretty substantial front end damage and was probably travelling at about 35mph (just a guess) when it made impact.
My fiance was injured when her face hit the steering wheel. She's doing much better since the accident, but will require some (more) dental work in the future.
Should a seat belt prevent someone from hitting the steering wheel if the vehicle is hit from behind? It obviously stopped her from going through the windshield, and she is very lucky that she wasn't injured more seriously. But there was no bruising from the seat belt, which makes me wonder if it restrained her properly upon impact. Anyone have any insight here? Thanks,
Ryan
BTW... we're still waiting for our Jetta to return from the shop, and are suffering with a Chevy Cobalt in the interim.