frequently Asked Questions

Atlanta Car Accident Lawyer R. Shane Smith, An Atlanta Personal Injury Attorney who limits his practice to Car Wrecks, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Slip and Falls, and Back and Neck Injuries

Q: During the car accident my airbags did not deploy, were they supposed to do this?

Airbags are not designed to deploy in every collision or car accident. This is contrary to what I thought and had heard when I was younger. I believed that in every significant car crash with an impact that the airbags would deploy, saving me from getting jerked around in the car or hitting the steering column. This is not actually the case.

The designers of airbags have designed them in such a way that they only deploy in a specific set of circumstances and under certain speeds. Normally this is a direct front end collision for front airbags. They normally are not supposed to deploy from a glancing impact. This is an area of the law though, where each case is very specific. If you need advice about this, you need to speak to an attorney who is very knowledgeable in this area.

The Law Offices of R. Shane Smith serve the Metro Atlanta Area including the following Georgia cities, counties, and towns:

Fulton County: Alpharetta, Atlanta, Chattahoochee Hills, College Park, East Point, Fairburn, Hapeville, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park, Palmetto, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Union City. Clayton County. Henry County: Hampton, Locust Grove, McDonough, Stockbridge. Coweta County: Grantville, Haralson, Moreland, Newman, Sargent, Senoia, Sharpsburg, Turin, Raymond. Dekalb County: East Atlanta, Edgewood, East Lake, Candler Park, Kirkwood, Avondale Estates, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Stone Mountain. Douglas County: Douglasville, Villa Rica. Muscogee County: Bibb City, Columbus City, Columbus, Custer Terrace, Fort Benning, Fortson, Midland, Upatoi. Baldwin County: Midway-Hardwick, Milledgeville. Clarke County: Athens, Winterville, Bogart. Gwinnett County: Auburn, Berkeley Lake, Braselton, Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Grayson, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Loganville, Norcross, Rest Haven, Snellville, Sugar Hill, Suwanee. Cobb County: Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, Marietta, Powder Springs, Smyrna. Spalding County: East Griffin, Experiment, Griffin, Orchard Hill, Sunny Side. Fayette County: Brooks, Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Tyrone, Woolsey. Paulding County: Braswell, Dallas, Hiram. Forsyth County: Cumming, Coal Mountain, Chestatee, Big Creek, Midway. Cherokee County: Ball Ground, Canton, Holly Springs, Waleska, Woodstock. Chattahoochee County: Cusseta, Fort Benning South. Marion County: Buena Vista. Harris County: Hamilton, Pine Mountain, Shiloh, Waverly Hall, West Point.