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An interesting auto safety article for 60's cars

j-c-c-62 said:
I skipped right overthat my bad. :screwy:
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So they mention T-tops as being a hazard, but not the convertibles of classic cars with their stylish and spindly A-pillars. Strange.

Non collapsible steering columns can very in severity. Some cars at least have the steering box located behind the front suspension, some on top of it, but some of them actually have the steering box all the way at the front of the suspension. It's just a lance ready to penetrate the driver.
 
#41 said:
So they mention T-tops as being a hazard, but not the convertibles of classic cars with their stylish and spindly A-pillars. Strange.

Non collapsible steering columns can very in severity. Some cars at least have the steering box located behind the front suspension, some on top of it, but some of them actually have the steering box all the way at the front of the suspension. It's just a lance ready to penetrate the driver.
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Not sure I have ever been convinced collapsible is the best end all steering shaft safety solution, On my cars when I can I'll install double u joints, which means in my eyes, unless the impact is somehow PERFECTLY in line (which would by itself would be a very strange angle IMO) with the shaft and both u joints also being perfectly in line, the shaft must veer away from the driver to some degree if it is forced to move in any direction.
However, I have never tested it.:eek:
 
j-c-c-62 said:
Not sure I have ever been convinced collapsible is the best end all steering shaft safety solution, On my cars when I can I'll install double u joints, which means in my eyes, unless the impact is somehow PERFECTLY in line (which would by itself would be a very strange angle IMO) with the shaft and both u joints also being perfectly in line, the shaft must veer away from the driver to some degree if it is forced to move in any direction.
However, I have never tested it.:eek:
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I spent my youth crawling though wrecking yards for fun. You would often find front-end collision cars where the steering wheel was bent into a pretzel and shoved back to the seat. It left a real impression on me. I agree that in addition to the column being collapsable, offsets with joints is very favorable.
 
#41 said:
I spent my youth crawling though wrecking yards for fun. You would often find front-end collision cars where the steering wheel was bent into a pretzel and shoved back to the seat. It left a real impression on me. I agree that in addition to the column being collapsable, offsets with joints is very favorable.
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Nothing beats real world observations. :thumbsup:
 
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