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STEERING WHEEL LEGISLATION REPORT Steering wheel : The round instrument that the driver uses to make the car go in a certain direction. Behavior of the steering mechanism in the event of an impact. Though the steering wheel has been maligned as a primary cause of injuries in automobile collisions, studies show it is the first passive restraint system in the automobile. Adding an airbag to the steering wheel distributes the energy load better than the wheel alone, and the airbag takes advantage of the space between occupant and steering wheel to protect the driver further. 1.DEFORMABILITY An improvement in return ability of steering wheel, over and above meeting the regulatory norms, is required to have safe driving feel and maneuverability on turns. All the parts comprising a steering system play important roles in steering wheel return ability characteristics. Whereas, in view of experience gained from accidents indicating that the steering wheel should be soft to protect the driver's face from serious injury, further modifications to this Directive should be introduced for this purpose; whereas, as several proposals for a test method are available, the Commission should bring forward a further proposal to the Committee for Adaptation to Technical Progress by 31 December 1991; 2.AIR BAG PROVISION Protective steering APPENDIX 1.2.1.6 Steering equipment for motor vehicles and their trailers Council Directive 70/311/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Adaptation to technical progress: Commission Directive 92/62/EEC Commission Directive 1999/7/EC 1.2.3.6 Steering equipment Council Directive 75/321/EEC on the approximation ...