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Answering Asia & Bill H.'s questions
Posted by sph3re (more from sph3re) on Sun, 9 Mar 2003 16:57:51
In Reply to: My 900 Saved My Life... (totalled - pics inside), sph3re, Sat, 8 Mar 2003 10:10:57
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Asia:
Expected recovery on my knee is 6-8 weeks. I am already walking in an immobilizer without crutches, and already bending my knee (controlled) to a 60-degree bend. Vicodin, Vioxx, and ice are still my best friends though. I must have it bending to 90-degrees by this coming Friday or else surgery becomes more of an option. I don't like the sound of that though.
bill h.:
Yes, I had my seat belt on. I don't know what hit my sternum with such force as to break it, but I'm guessing it was the airbag deploying which did it. The safety belt fractured my left-side collarbone and left a nasty deep bruise on my left hip bone. My knee hit the lower dash panel and that is definitely what broke it.
Indeed, I feel this is a great demonstration of the crumple zones on the car (the side-view of my car - below - illustrates this best). Totally kept the passenger compartment free of intrusion or structural compromise. I sent the pics along to Saab along with praise for their engineering. IN another car I am sure I wouldn't have been as lucky.
Drive safely everyone!
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Posts in this Thread:
- My 900 Saved My Life... (totalled - pics inside), sph3re, Sat, 8 Mar 2003 10:10:57
- Re: My 900 Saved My Life... (totalled - pics inside), Mark C, Mon, 10 Mar 2003 21:43:35
- I hope your recovery is quick!, saabgirlie , Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:58:44
- at least you walked away, thankfully!!, Phillip Silitschanu, Mon, 10 Mar 2003 06:22:35
- Re: My 900 Saved My Life... (totalled - pics inside), Philo, Mon, 10 Mar 2003 03:12:00
- Re: My 900 Saved My Life... (totalled - pics inside), Jack K, Mon, 10 Mar 2003 00:30:21
- Answering Asia & Bill H.'s questions, sph3re, Sun, 9 Mar 2003 16:57:51 <-- Viewing This Message
- Crumple Zones at work..., bill h., Sun, 9 Mar 2003 09:43:38
- Re: My 900 Saved My Life... (totalled - pics inside), Marc in VA, Sat, 8 Mar 2003 11:25:51
- Re: My 900 Saved My Life... (totalled - pics inside), Dean, Sat, 8 Mar 2003 11:02:14
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