In a message dated 11/30/98 8:01:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, brian@uunet.ca
writes:
<< Just so you know, John - we at VARAC have outlawed wooden rim steering
wheels for all cars other than pre-war, due to the possibility of splinters
causing injury in the event of an accident. The story is that a driver in
England was fatally injured when impaled by a splinter from his steering
wheel. Maybe the Kmart special is the way to go... >>
John:
SVRA has no ban on wood rimmed wheels as long as they have a metal rim that
goes all the way around to which they wood is laminated. The wheel that caused
the fatality had only metal spokes and unsupported wood around the rim.
To all who have wood steering wheels; check and see if the metal goes 360
degrees around the perimeter. If it doesn't, they can be a splinter hazard if
the rim breaks.
Jack Woehrle
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