Современное автомобилестроение. Сахарова Н.С. - 66 стр.

   Exercise 7. Pay attention to the translation of nominative groups. Mind the order:
the last word in a group is the kernal one.

     Example: safety programme – программа безопасности

   Seat belts, inertia-reel type, lap strap, centre passenger, anchor point, fore – and
– aft adjustment, door pillar, collision protection, third – floor window, whiplash
effect, foam padding, impact – absorbing surfaces, impact injuries.

     Exercise 8. Read the following text. Answer the questions given below.

     Seat belts

   Seat belts are standard equipment for all five occupants of the Saab 9000. The seat
belts for the front occupants and the outer two passengers on the rear seat are of the
three-point, inertia-reel type. A lap strap is provided for the centre passenger.
   Since the bottom anchor points of the front seat belts are secured to the seat, they
will move with the seat on fore – and – aft adjustment. This adjustment can easily be
carried out even when the occupants seat belt is fastened. The anchor point on the
door pillar is vertically adjustable in four steps. This enables the occupant to adjust
the strap to a comfortable position.
   The front seat belt safety characteristics have been further improved in cars
equipped with automatic tensioners. In a collision, a small explosive charge tightens
the belt almost instantaneously, thus eliminating any slackness that might otherwise
reduce the safety provision.
   In order to obtain full collision protection, all occupants must wear their seat belts.
Crashing into a solid obstacle at 30 mph (50 km/h) is approximately equivalent to
falling from a third-floor window. The seat belts also keep the occupants secure in
their seats if the vehicle overturns.

     Head restraints

   In a rear-end collision, the seat backs must rapidly absorb the reverse impact of
occupants heads and bodies, particularly the whiplash effect. Therefore the front and
outer rear seats are fitted with strong, adjustable head restraints, built up on sheet-
steel frames and covered with soft foam padding.

     Impact – absorbing surfaces

   The whole interior is heavily padded, and free of sharp edges and hard surfaces.
The top and bottom sections of the facia are backed by soft, moulded polyurethane
foam. The spaciousness of the interior, with generous room between front passengers
and facia considerably reduces the risk of impact injuries. The steering wheel has a
thick, padded rim and a large, impact – absorbent central pad.

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