95 Chevy Corsica airbag deployment?

Question

I rear ended somebody going between 10-15mph, should my airbags have gone off? Any does anybody have any info on the speed that the airbgs should have deployed? I tried to find it, but couldn't find any. Thanks!

Answer 1

Airbags deploy only when they "might" be needed to prevent serious injury.

Frontal driver and passenger airbags are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal crashes equivalent to hitting a solid barrier at 10-12 mph in mose cases.

Some manufacturers use different inflation thresholds depending on whether people are using their safety belts. Thresholds of 10-12 mph typically are used for unbelted occupants, but thresholds are higher — about 16 mph — for belted occupants because the belts alone are likely to provide adequate protection up to these moderate speeds.