[Ttple]

A Polish TV crew that was returning back to Warsaw got the story (and the fright…) of their life when their Volvo V40 was involved in a roll over accident near the town of Dziecinów. According to one of the guys involved in the accident, in an attempt to avoid a collision with a green Seat Ibiza that blocked their way, the driver of the Volvo lost control of the car and rolled over into a ditch.

 

[Lunden]

Like to see a Prius do that.

 

[crooner214]

So, apperently this thing doesn't have any airbags?

 

[I-Love-Pontiac]

So, apperently this thing doesn't have any airbags?

That's what I was thinking. So much for the ultra safe Volvo.

 

[Old Dood]

That's what I was thinking. So much for the ultra safe Volvo.

They walked away didn't they?

 

[chaseabryant]

Hmmmm It is odd that the side curtain airbags didn't go off. If you look it up, they seem to have quite the array of airbags in the vehicle. I don't know if they have different options/more basic models in Europe, but I would think that the side curtain airbags should have gone off.

I feel sorry for the poor guy driving. It looks like he hit his head pretty hard several times.

-Chase

 

[big swede]

Airbags rarely go off if there is very little body intrusion.

 

[I-Love-Pontiac]

They walked away didn't they?

Yes. After getting a face full of glass.

Airbags rarely go off if there is very little body intrusion.

Well that's just lame. Im pretty sure GM's 900 trucks will set of the side airbags in a roll over.

 

[AmericanRevolution]

Airbags rarely go off if there is very little body intrusion.

Side/Curtain airbags are suppose to go out in a rollover.

 

[AmericanRevolution]

Yes. After getting a face full of glass.

As anyone would - airbag or not, GM or not.

The point is they walked away and didn't look to even have a cut on them. Even rolling over 1 or 2 times. The car, from the inside, just looks like one of those 4-door coupes - barely pushed down at all. That is a very safe vehicle - they're lucky they weren't crushed or severely injured.

 

[genjy]

The Volvo V40 is a pretty old car with quite a few variants.

I wouldn't be surprised if the crew was driving some sort of older Euro version that did not have side curtain bags.


Hey, the guys walked out of the car.

 

[powervette]

I am also surprised that nothing happened to them because we can see that the their heads hit the inside of the car a few times. They should also thank God their car didn't meet a tree because trees near roads are very common here and many people die after hitting a tree (even 10 stars in crash-safety tests and hundred air-bags don't help in that kind of cases).

 

[mikmak]

I thought it was outstanding protection. Not sure how many cars, after a roll over like that, can still open their rear door. It even shut properly. Worth every penny.