edyvw
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Sure, there are too many variables. I just don't see how side airbags at least, were not deployed if everything was functional considering that the floor was moved like 4 inches inside, C pillar was deformed, rear seat crumpled. If someone was sitting in the back, there is no way they would avoid a trip to the hospital. Plus, she actually was injured as she banged her head into B pillar.All kinds of what-ifs here. Among them; the forces could have been more rotational (yaw) than lateral if the moment arm between the centroid of damage and centre of mass is great enough. If the airbag module doesn't see lateral delta-v meeting the threshold, it won't deploy. A vehicle can rotate about its centre of mass quite violently, yet not experience enough lateral acceleration to trigger deployment.
Or - insert any number of other possibilities -.