I WAS ALONE, PREPARING TO GET ON THE TURNPIKE ACCESS ROAD WHEN A CAR/VAN HIT THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT WERE RECORDED MANY HOURS AFTER THE CRASH. I WAS NEVER ASKED TO PROVIDE DETAILS. MY CAR ROLLED OVER TWICE DOWN A STEEP-ANGLED BUT SHALLOW EMBANKMENT AND THEN RIGHTED ITSELF UPRIGHT. MY SEATBELT WAS FASTENED AND SNUGGED BUT AT NO TIME DID THE RETAINING FUNCTION ENGAGE.THE SEATBELT FUNCTIONED LIKE A BUNJI CORD. AND THE AIRBAGS (NEITHER FRONT AIRBAG) DEPLOYED UNTIL MANY MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH, AS I WAS SLIDING ACROSS THE FRONT SEAT AND CONSOLE AS I BEGAN TO EXIT THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS AND AM STILL INJURED, HAVE LOST MUCH USE OF MY LEFT WRIST AND HAND, SUFFERED A BLOW TO THE BACK OF MY HEAD WHICH TEMPORARILY LEFT ME DEAF. I STILL HAVE SEVERE CONTUSIONS OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT LEGS, AND ABDOMEN BOTH EXTERNALLY AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE ABDOMINAL WALL. *TR