Sometimes is the other guy who is not driving safely and he crosses your path (just like the TS's story), that is when the extra safety features come into play to reduce your "bodily damage" .

That's is why you need both ACTIVE safety and PASSIVE safety features in your car. Sometimes things literally drop from the sky !

Of course, when time is up, time is up. There is nothing you can do.

But with side and curtain airbags, it may translate into the difference between a cracked skull plus broken ribs or just serious concussion and sore arms.