BB
I would beg to differ. Saved my life. Safety belt plus air bag. Just saying .......
I've spent the past eighteen years looking at accidents like this behind the scenes. Your fortunate you came out of this car sunny side up.
BB, as far as bags go. I've seen the worst injuries from bags when the occupant of that seat WAS NOT belted in. The purpose of the bag is to minimize you movement at the time of the accident and to cushion an impact thus reducing the effect "Delta V" has in contributing to internal injuries.
Chemical burn is incorrect. It's like a carpet burn...the speed of the bag deployment vs skin... I'll take the carpet burn any day over my aorta being separated on impact.
Broken wrists an fingers are due to the impact of the accident and not the bag deployment.
Bruises are from legs or arms bouncing into the steering wheel, dash, and together even as a result of impact and not form bag deployment.
I've seen far more worse injuries from flying objects (unsecured prior to accident) inside the vehicle than any air bag could ever cause. Any loose object inside the vehicle during a violent impact is bad news. This goes for passengers also.
Regardless of the age of the vehicle and how dated the bag technology is I can tell you I'd rather have the bag.
Lap & shoulder belts or a 4/5 point harness and not having loose object inside your vehicle is going to ultimately serve you better than a bag... but during the major accidents, like the pic attached above, the bag deployment is a major factor in preventing internal organ damage during the initial impact.
My opinion on bags in general in the same and guns and spare tires.... Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.