2. Safety

With regard to bodywork, the vehicle designer must
take into account the safety of the driver, passengers
and other road users. Although the vehicle cannot
be expected to withstand collision with obstacles
or other vehicles, much can be done to reduce the
effects of collision by the use of careful design of the
overall shape, the selection of suitable materials and
the design of the components. The chances of injury
can be reduced both outside and inside the vehicle by
avoiding sharp-edged, projecting elements.
Every car should be designed with the following
crash safety principles in mind:
1 The impact from a collision is absorbed gradu
ally by controlled deformation of the outer