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by SoftTalker 721 days ago
Weird that your seat belt broke, they aren't supposed to do that. Was it damaged previously?
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Not sure, I realized later that the car was made in 1986 and was 20 years old at the time of the crash (and so literally didn't come with airbags.)

I just figured they were old as hell, and I ended up having to hold myself off the steering wheel with my arms.

Ended up bending it significantly, which I can only put up to the time(not much!) that was actually spent transferring energy from me to the wheel.

Steering wheels are designed to bend, for that exact reason.