NHTSA Complaint #10134599 — 2000 FORD FOCUS

I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR WHILE MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING IT. WE WERE GOING NORTH ON A CITY ROAD IN MISSISSAUGA ONTARIO CANADA, WHEN MY BOYFRIEND ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES. HE LOOKED OVER HIS SHOULDER TO SEE HIS BLIND SPOT, BUT HADN'T REALIZED THE TRAFFIC IN OUR CURRENT LANE HAD SLOWED TO A STOP. HE TURNED BACK AROUND AND REALIZED THE TRAFFIC HAD BEEN HALTED, SO HE HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE CAR. WITH NOT ENOUGH ROOM, WE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US AT 5 KILOMETERS PER HOUR. FROM SUCH A SMALL NUDGE, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, SMASHING MY WINDSHIELD, AS WELL AS MY FACE! I ENDED UP WITH A SLIGHT CONCUSSION, TYPE 2 WHIPLASH, AND MINOR BURNS TO MY FACE AND ARM. I FOLLOWED UP WITH PHYSIOTHERAPY, BUT MY NECK PAIN WILL NEVER GO AWAY. WE HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED AND THE AIRBAGS RESET. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR, OR THE REAR OF THE CAR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE.*JB