Abstract
1. One hundred and fourteen patients with major facial fractures have been studied in relation to the car interior in which the injury was sustained. 2. The dashboard, the windscreen and the steering-wheel are the most important instruments of injury to the face in motor accidents. 3. A high incidence of associated injuries was found in the front-seat occupants. 4. The value of safety belts is reiterated, because most of these severe facial injuries would have been prevented by their use.