> Well, in a frontal collision you're basically sitting in front of a battering ram pointed at your chest. Steering columns collapse on impact (takes very litt

> Well, in a frontal collision you're basically sitting in front of a battering ram pointed at your chest. Steering columns collapse on impact (takes very litte force) and this has been the case since.. I don't know, but a very long time. If you drive a car from the 50s or 60s you probably need to worry about this.