Safer cars are harder for first responders to penetrate
As automotive crash safety standards have become tougher to meet over the past 40 years, automakers have had to resort to ever stronger materials to provide occupant protection without getting ridiculously heavy. The problem is the ultra-high-strength steels being used today are often impervious to the jaws of life that first-responders use to pry open the doors after severe collisions.
Trade group, the Steel Market Development Institute is helping responders learn how to use existing tools more effectively and new tougher tools are being developed.
As Cars Get Stronger, Jaws Of Life Have To Be Tougher
Traffic fatality rates are as low as they’ve ever been. That’s in part because of increasingly high standards set by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and government regulators. More airbags,…
This post has been reshared 1 times on Google+
View this post on Google+
Post imported by Google+Blog for WordPress.