# Can A Car's Airbag Be Activated By A Pedestrian Kicking The Front Of The Car? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 2, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cars-airbag-be-activated-by-a-pedestrian-kicking-the-front-of-the-car/995504 "2024-01-02T17:33:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cars-airbag-be-activated-by-a-pedestrian-kicking-the-front-of-the-car/995504/21 "2024-01-04T18:22:54Z")
The TV version with that big galoot as Reacher was much more believable. ---
**Author:** ![andrewm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@andrewm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewm)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cars-airbag-be-activated-by-a-pedestrian-kicking-the-front-of-the-car/995504/22 "2024-01-05T01:32:33Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > The airbags deploying in and of themselves don’t render a car undrivable. It’s less convenient to drive with the bags hanging around, but not impossible as such. Some vehicles do cut power to the fuel pump when the airbags deploy. For example: [https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford\_Content/vdirsnet/OwnerManual/Home/Content?variantid=3751&languageCode=en&countryCode=USA&Uid=G1765079&ProcUid=G1765080&userMarket=ZAF&div=f&buildtype=web](https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/vdirsnet/OwnerManual/Home/Content?variantid=3751&languageCode=en&countryCode=USA&Uid=G1765079&ProcUid=G1765080&userMarket=ZAF&div=f&buildtype=web) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cars-airbag-be-activated-by-a-pedestrian-kicking-the-front-of-the-car/995504.md?page=1)