Investigations of 1967 and 1968 model cars indicate that the injuries sustained by driver impacts to the steering assembly are markedly reduced because of the energy absorbing steering column. Drivers, however, are sustaining facial injuries from impact to the steering wheel rim even in low speed crashes. In more severe head-on collisions, the driver is compressing the energy absorbing column and is striking his face on the upper padded instrument panel in front of the steering wheel. Relatively severe facial fractures are sustained by impacting this portion of the panel.


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    Title :

    Accident Investigations of the Performance Characteristics of Energy Absorbing Steering Columns


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    1969 International Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition ; 1969



    Publication date :

    1969-02-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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