WAS REAR-ENDED AT A FAST SPEED BY AN 18 TRACTOR TRAILER. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS SLUNG WITH SUCH FORCE AGAIN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT THE BACK OF MY SEAT FELL BACKWARDS. MY SONS SEATBELT CAME LOOSE AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD I HAD ENOUGH STRENGTHS TO GRAB HIM AND PULL HIM BACK TO KEEP FROM GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE THE MOST DAMAGE BECAUSE I HAD TO GET LOOSE FROM MY SEAT BELT. NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHICH IN THE KIND FORCE WE WERE HIT WITH AND ON TOP OF THAT THE SEAT BELT COMING OUT. I AM STILL HAVING NIGHTMARE WERE I HAVE SLEPT WALKED OUT SIDE AND ACTUALLY STARTED TO PICK UP STICKS AS IF I WERE PICK UP MY SONS BODY. *TR
2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE CONTROLS ESSENTIAL FOR VEHICLE OPERATION (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, TRANSMISSION GEAR PLACEMENT), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CENTER "CLUSTER" CONTROLS ARE ILLUMINATED REGARDLESS IF HEADLIGHTS ARE ON OR OFF. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS, THUS MAKING THIS ISSUE MORE PRESSING. WHEN THE DASH CONTROLS ARE ILLUMINATED, YOU FORGET TO TURN ON YOUR HEAD LAMPS TO MAKE YOURSELF VISIBLE TO OTHER VEHICLES. MAZDA STATED THAT THE DASH CONTROLS ARE ILLUMINATED IN ORDER TO MAKE GAUGES MORE VISIBLE. MY WHOLE ARGUMENT HAS BEEN THAT IF I AM HAVING EVEN THE SLIGHTEST DIFFICULTY SEEING MY DASHBOARD DUE TO POOR LIGHTING (WHETHER IT BE CLOUDY, DARK, DUSK, ETC.) MY HEAD LAMPS SHOULD BE ON. IF THE DASH IS ILLUMINATED, YOU WILL FORGET TO TURN ON YOUR HEAD LAMPS. THIS HAS ALREADY CAUSED ONE ACCIDENT, AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT MAY LEAD TO MORE IN THE FUTURE.
