Have to hit one of the front quarters, like in front of the tires to get the air bags deployed. No sensors in the middle of the truck.

 

Now that dude needed a drink

 

I was under the impression there are no sensors out in the fenders, just an inertia switch under the seat?

 

That would actually be the smartest thing to do "Gosh officer, heck no I wasn't drinking at the time. But, I was so shock up after the accident I had to drink this whole bottle of Black Berry Brandy to calm my nerves."

 

Wonder if he stopped at the Wal-Mart for a fresh pair of undies.

 

Hmm. Kinda reminds me of the time in my 'ol 7.3ps I turned a fishtail into a 180' and ran over a culvert... Had a reflector stuck to my rear bumper when I got home.

 

the air bag system is triggered off acceleration/deceleration sensors. it takes a pretty good impact to trigger the system though. it looks like alot of damage but it probably didnt jarr the truck too much beacuse that pole is a pretty small diameter. basically the air bag system has a see a specific amount is g-force to trigger. its hard to tell by the photos but the bags may have deployed, or atlest the drivers did and the pass may have been turned off too.