Think about the position and angle of the steering shaft- - - -behind a pretty massive front axle, and mounted to a very heavy frame. It would take a hard lick to bend things enough to cause the steering column to move toward a driver. That's a pretty goo argument for seat belts- - - -to keep the driver from bouncing around like a BB in a boxcar in case the truck hits something large and heavy enough that it won't move- - - -like a 3 foot diameter tree, for instance!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!