Comments on: GM to make rollover airbags standard equipment http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BrokenCadillac... http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-284060 BrokenCadillac... Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:42:19 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-284060 Duplicate?d, more like beaten to the punch by the rest of the Industry... 2012 is a long time away. Gives plenty of time for the competition to one up the always-late-to-the-party General. Duplicate?d, more like beaten to the punch by the rest of the Industry… 2012 is a long time away. Gives plenty of time for the competition to one up the always-late-to-the-party General.

]]> By: radoman93 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-284010 radoman93 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:38:04 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-284010 an idea that will surely be duplicated by others an idea that will surely be duplicated by others

]]> By: Vertical http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-284007 Vertical Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:33:43 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-284007 Reading these comments are always entertaining - some good comments by some intelligent people, and some stupid comments by some morons. GM deserves some credit for doing this if it will save lives. BUT, it's disturbing that so many auto deaths are blamed on the auto manufacturers these days, as some of you alluded to, instead of to the reckless driving of some people. And the cost of those things is going to raise the cost of GM cars, which GM doesn't need. Reading these comments are always entertaining – some good comments by some intelligent people, and some stupid comments by some morons. GM deserves some credit for doing this if it will save lives. BUT, it’s disturbing that so many auto deaths are blamed on the auto manufacturers these days, as some of you alluded to, instead of to the reckless driving of some people. And the cost of those things is going to raise the cost of GM cars, which GM doesn’t need.

]]> By: halflifehavock http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-284001 halflifehavock Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:09:00 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-284001 (shakes head) Aznstuart, could you be any dumber? Honda doesn't have the rollover airbags as standard on any of their vehicles. THATS BECAUSE THEY DONT EVEN OFFER IT! Your stupidity can be forgiven because you are thinking about the side impact airbags. (shakes head) Aznstuart, could you be any dumber? Honda doesn’t have the rollover airbags as standard on any of their vehicles. THATS BECAUSE THEY DONT EVEN OFFER IT! Your stupidity can be forgiven because you are thinking about the side impact airbags.

]]> By: Oldsmobile http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-283983 Oldsmobile Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:50:28 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-283983 Another GM article, another bashing from BrokenCadillac and LamborghiniZ. What a Surprise. Another GM article, another bashing from BrokenCadillac and LamborghiniZ.

What a Surprise.

]]> By: aznstuart http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-283982 aznstuart Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:49:54 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-283982 HAHA, Every Honda from the 13k Fit to the Honda Pilot already has it standard. And GM is going to wait til 2012. What a joke. HAHA, Every Honda from the 13k Fit to the Honda Pilot already has it standard. And GM is going to wait til 2012. What a joke.

]]> By: obsessedwithautos http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-283969 obsessedwithautos Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:14:59 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-283969 I thought the Trailblazer was being replaced by the Acadia/Outlook/Enclave crew. I'm sure there's room for some more badge engineering on the Lambda platform. I thought the Trailblazer was being replaced by the Acadia/Outlook/Enclave crew. I’m sure there’s room for some more badge engineering on the Lambda platform.

]]> By: LamborghiniZ http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-283965 LamborghiniZ Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:08:14 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-283965 Is that a shitty GMT-360 SUV in that picture up there? Looks like it, and yeah they better offer whatever airbags they can on those unsafe pieces of shit Is that a shitty GMT-360 SUV in that picture up there? Looks like it, and yeah they better offer whatever airbags they can on those unsafe pieces of shit

]]> By: YourNameHere http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-283894 YourNameHere Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:59:27 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-283894 by 2012 how many SUVs will they be selling (if still in business) this would have been a bigger deal at the start of the SUV crazy...not now. by 2012 how many SUVs will they be selling (if still in business) this would have been a bigger deal at the start of the SUV crazy…not now.

]]> By: buenos http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-283891 buenos Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:35:08 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-283891 I'm not sure this is a huge step. If the general made consistently high-quality and reliable cars, well-thought out, well-made and well designed... THAT would be a huge step. I’m not sure this is a huge step. If the general made consistently high-quality and reliable cars, well-thought out, well-made and well designed… THAT would be a huge step.

]]> By: BrokenCadillac... http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-283889 BrokenCadillac... Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:22:40 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-283889 This is good I guess but since GM's safety records have always been cough*less-than-steller*cough I am a bit skeptical about their commitment to safety. Deathtraps like the dustbuster minivans, the old Blazers, and 3 star scoring flagships like the old Deville can be forgiven, but sadly even the newer stuff from the General doesn't give confidence... http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/27/chevrolet-aveo-fails-euro-ncap-test/ This is good I guess but since GM’s safety records have always been cough*less-than-steller*cough I am a bit skeptical about their commitment to safety. Deathtraps like the dustbuster minivans, the old Blazers, and 3 star scoring flagships like the old Deville can be forgiven, but sadly even the newer stuff from the General doesn’t give confidence…

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/27/chevrolet-aveo-fails-euro-ncap-test/

]]> By: Thrith http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-283888 Thrith Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:22:29 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-283888 Awesome, now, hopefully Ford will be able to develop a financial rollover airbag. Awesome, now, hopefully Ford will be able to develop a financial rollover airbag.

]]> By: 1952 MG TD http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-283887 1952 MG TD Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:16:31 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-283887 OMG it is Ford Should be offering these as standard on Explorers OMG it is Ford Should be offering these as standard on Explorers

]]> By: chevy490 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-283884 chevy490 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:09:08 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-283884 if gm does go through with this is just another huge step good work gm i really seeyou inproving if gm does go through with this is just another huge step good work gm i really seeyou inproving

]]> By: wenge http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-283882 wenge Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:59:40 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-283882 I absolutely agree that most drivers are not properly trained but do you think GM is going to put money into that? I absolutely agree that most drivers are not properly trained but do you think GM is going to put money into that?

]]> By: 6ix http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment.html#comment-283881 6ix Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:44:20 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/05/gm-to-make-rollover-airbags-standard-equipment/#comment-283881 Of course if the driver was properly trained and was controlling a vehicle with the appropriately low COG, these additional airbags wouldn't even be necessary. Granted, I like all of the crazy airbags I have in my car, but those make me feel safe because they could be used in most instances. This seems to be a waste of money for a very small percentage of accidents. Could we maybe just use the money to pay for proper driver training? Of course if the driver was properly trained and was controlling a vehicle with the appropriately low COG, these additional airbags wouldn’t even be necessary.

Granted, I like all of the crazy airbags I have in my car, but those make me feel safe because they could be used in most instances. This seems to be a waste of money for a very small percentage of accidents. Could we maybe just use the money to pay for proper driver training?

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