THE VOLKSWAGEN SAFETY STEERING COLUMNS FOR FORWARD CONTROL VEHICLES

This paper describes the application of safety steering columns to forward control vans. The steeper mounting angle of the steering column in vans requires a collapse function to be affected by radial forces as compared to design requirements encountered in most passenger vehicles during frontal impact situations. Although forward controlled vans are exempted from the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 203 and 204, it is evident that socalled safety steering columns can and do function in forward control vehicles. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • POHL, J
  • Kolms, A
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Collapse; Design; Frontal crashes; Safety; Safety equipment; Steering wheels; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Safety features
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158390
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 770185
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 8 1977 12:00AM