If You Don't Wear a Seatbelt.......

[roaldin]

Re: If You Don\'t Wear a Seatbelt.......

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Sorry to hear about your friend Roaldin.

Weren't colapsable steering columns made mandatory on all cars from the late 60s on?


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It was a long time ago now. The car was from that era.
I don't know when they became mandatory but my guess would be around 1972. I had a 1970 Datsun 1600 at the time and it didn't have one. After the accident I swapped the column for a 180b version which did collapse. 180bs were produced from 1973 from memory.

Tim.

 

[Rick Muck- Mark IV]

Re: If You Don\'t Wear a Seatbelt.......

Yes, there is a Natural Selection aspect to this....

I remember a proposal to improve driving skills by an unmeasurable level...all cars would have all restraints removed...and a six inch long razor sharp spike installed on the steering wheel hub pointed at the driver's chest! I do believe people would pay attention and drive better! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Rick /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif