Shocking video shows why you should NEVER rest your feet on the dashboard - unless you want to end up with severe skull fractures
- Australians are being warned not to put their feet on the dashboard of a car
- A startling video posted online shows the force with which an airbag inflates
- Video follows a warning from a woman who lost half her skull in airbag impact
- Woman also said she disapproved of celebrity photos with their feet on the dash
Shocking new video showing the force with which an airbag inflates has revealed why you should never rest your feet on the dashboard of a vehicle.
The video, posted by Narrabean Fire and Rescue on Sydney's Northern Beaches, shows the windscreen of the car shattering with the impact of the airbag deploying.
'I didn't think this was actually a thing, I thought you were just trying to ruin my fun,' one commenter on the video said.
The video follows an online safety plea last month from a woman who lost half her skull in a car accident after the impact sent her knees into her head.
Grainne Kealy was 22-years-old when she was riding in the front passenger seat of a car that slammed into a wall in 2006
New video shows the impact force of an airbag deploying in a car from the dashboard
Grainne Kealy was 22-years-old when she was riding in the front passenger seat of her boyfriend's jeep and their car slammed into a wall in 2006.
The Irishwoman was left unrecognisable after she broke every bone in her face when the airbag inflated and sent her knees into her head at 320km/h.
The now 33-year-old has previously posted pictures of her recovery online.
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Last month she also posted a warning that others learn from her mistake after seeing a trend of celebrities posting photos with their feet on the dashboard.
'This breaks my heart to think of how many millions of people have seen these celebrities with their feet on the dashboard. I can only hope that people will eventually learn from my mistake,' she wrote.
Ms Kealy has warned against copying celebrities who have posted images of themselves with their feet on the dash
Ms Kealy, now 33-years-old, has a ceramic plate in her head but she still suffers symptoms from the accident
Ms Kealy said she has no memory of the three months leading up to the crash, the crash itself, and the month after.
She also said she has Acquired Brain Injury where she loses words in the middle of conversations, she finds it hard to focus, and she constantly gets headaches.
In 2006, the same year as Ms Kealy's injury, the NRMA reported that 400 Australians were hospitalised due to injuries from putting their feet on the dash, according to Yahoo.
Celebrities have joined a trend of posting photos with their feet on the dash
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