New Design Of Car Pillars For Improved Passenger Safety

... A high proportion of fatalities occurring in car crashes are caused by head impacts in the vehicle interior. One of the main aims in car design, therefore, is to minimise cerebral damage to passengers in a crash situation.As a result of research presented at AutoPolymers2005, a new internal pillar design, the triplet rib, is being patented. [click link for full article] ...