Car Design Can Worsen Whiplash
Posted by admin in Car Design on December 11, 2011
Drivers have been warned to take as much care about their headrest positions as they do about wearing their seatbelt by car industry experts.
This is in response to research carried out by Thatcham which looked at car design and whiplash injury. They also report that last year saw the biggest improvement in car design with 80% of seats made in Europe getting a ‘good’ or ‘acceptable’ scoring. Only 16% of seats achieved this is in 2005 and in 2002 25% of all cars would not provide whiplash protection.
Peter Roberts, chief executive at Thatcham, said: “The majority of vehicle manufacturers have already incorporated geometrically correct designs that offer good protection. It is clear, however, that certain vehicle manufacturers need to make improvements to fall within the internationally recognised standards.”
Whiplash injury can occur even when collision speed is very low. Pain can take weeks or years to manifest and is caused by damage to soft tissue around the spine. Symptoms can include shoulder pain, neck pain, stiffness, dizziness and burning sensations. Read the rest of this entry »
Mercedes Cars – Early Years of the Mercedes Empire
Mercedes car manufacture business was started in 1901 as part of the Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, a car maker mostly known as DMG. In last century Mercedes has become the leading prestigious car brand being used by most world leaders and celebrities. This famous 35 hp design of 1900 is still quite valid and is known for being the best long wheel base design with wide tracks too. Here is a brief description of the early years of Mercedes.
The start of the DMG auto business was stuck with many unfortunate incidents including deaths of the partners Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Bauer. While the Gottlieb Damiler passed away due to natural causes, the death of Wilhelm was quite shock to the company as he died during the race in the Turbine Hill. His accident on the climb was fatal as he hit the rocks and died instantly. This stopped the Mercedes team to stop taking part in the racing for good.
Being the fist sport cars, Mercedes were quite successful in business. The arrival of Emil Jellinek in the owners was big change. This happened after he purchased the rights with more than 550 thousand gold marks. This was the start of the new 35hp vehicles that were produced with precision in mind. Soon all the elite of Belgium, Hungary, United States, and Australia wanted the new cars. The team created the cars with attention on all the details so the first batch was produced in after three months. Read the rest of this entry »