MAJOR ACCIDENT, SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER AND HIT A POLE. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS BUCKLED AND SEAT BELT DID NOT GET. MY HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD, REQUIRING 8 STAPLES IN MY HEAD. HAD THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD INJURIES TO THE EXTENT I DID.*DT