Point of clarification:
If you're speaking Series type Land Rovers, injuries
can occur because the driver may hit the wheel (due to
no shoulder belts) but NOT from the wheel being being
pushed into him. The relatively short column and box
is mounted next to the firewall/bulkhead - not out
near the front of the truck's frame. Now there is a
drag link connecting the box to the steering idler at
front of truck, but the joints and angles are such
that they'd simply fold out of the way.
Another car that IS dangerous is the pre 1963
Corvette. I owned a '60 and the steering column was
just as long (and straight) as the Healey. There's
probably alot of historical data on that car....
Regards,
Joe Mulqueen
'60 BT7
'67 Land Rover SIIA
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:45:14 -0400
From: "tom felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Steering collumn
Thanks Alan--always good to have actual cases.
tom
> [Original Message]
> From: Blue One Hundred
<international_investor@yahoo.com>
> To: tom felts <tomfelts@earthlink.net>; Patton
Dickson
<kpdii@earthlink.net>; <BlkBT7@aol.com>;
<healeys@Autox.Team.Net>
> Date: 10/10/04 9:28:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Steering collumn
>
> Tom -
>
> I had a good friend who was struck in the chest by a
> similar type land rover steering column in 1980 when
> he had a head on collision at night with parked
> construction equipment (in Amman, Jordan, where I
used
> to live).
>
> He survived the the accident and was in the hospital
> recuperating, when he coughed... and fell over and
> died. They found out later the steering column,
which
> had impacted his sternum, also ripped his aorta.
When
> he coughed it ripped open and he died instantly.
>
> I for one am considering either the cape kit or an
MGB
> rack and pinion conversion.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
Check out the new British Cars Forum:
http://www.team.net/the-local/tiki-view_forum.php?forumId=8
|