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Posted by Paul ( in NY) [12.64.114.63] on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 12:54:13 :
In Reply to: Re: Steering design posted by Kaegi [24.113.81.122] on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 11:43:38 :
Even the PW, as tough as it is, was never designed for crash protection. Crumple and impact absorbing construction was not done in the PW Days. I remember as a kid, many drivers were impaled with the steering column on a hard frontal impact. Many times engines
ended up in the passenger area. We all know the construction of the PW/WC/M37 cabs, consider how that cab would react in a roll over with all the weight of our trucks. Our
present trucks ( all major brands) present safety for the driver and passengers that the early engineers only could dream about. I would not want to be in any of my old iron in a bad accident, I would prefer to be in any Dodge, Ford or Chev that is designed for impact protection.
Paul
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