Re: Airbags - only last 10 years ?

In news:41lttmF1eqjuqU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Huw <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote something quite bizarre, possibly
in an effort to confuddle the world. It went like so;
> Ian Johnston wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:36:30 UTC, Adrian <toomany2cvs@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Fire one that's 20-25 years old, and see what happens. Ooops. You
>>> can't.
>>
>> I'd be more worried about false activations than non activations
>> myself. I am very happy to drive around in a simple 28 year old car,
>> but there is no way I would ever wish to do so sitting behind a
>> significant and unreliable explosive device.
>>
>> Old Johnston's Motoring Prophecy Number One: This is going to be a
>> Big Problem.
>>
>
> It is only a problem in that regard if the devices do not 'fail-safe'
> In fact they might not fail at all within the useful life of 99% of
> cars and then fail-safe with a warning light.

Unless it's an Alfa 155 - which doesn't have a warning light :-|

Well, mine doesn't, anyway. Nowhere for it, either.


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Pete M - Scouse Git Extraodinaire
Alfa 155, Ford Capri (still dead), Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2
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