Pedestrian Fatal Head Injury Risk as a Function of the Wrap Around Distance (WAD) and the Front Geometry of the Vehicle
The aim of this study is to determine the risk of fatal head injury for adult pedestrians struck by a passenger car. The research focuses on the wrap around distance (WAD) and vehicle front geometry, including the effects of pedestrian height, impact speed and other parameters that directly influence the head impact against the vehicle. Data from GIDAS (German In‐Depth Accident Study) were analysed. Imputation was used to increase the sample size and the statistical power. The probability distribution of the WAD was developed and projected onto the car contour. A WAD between 190 and 205 cm would imply a head impact against the windscreen for a medium sedan, but against the A‐Pillar if the impact occurs on the front side zone. The front of the most frequent passenger vehicles was measured and classified in order to account for the injury causation potential. Respective injury risk curves for the different zones on the car front of medium and large sedans were obtained. As a result, four risk curves were developed relating the WAD and the probability of sustaining a fatal head injury during a pedestrian-passenger car accident. This probability is higher on the front side of the vehicle, reaching values of 70% for WADs between 190 and 200 cm. In pedestrian accidents where a medium sedan is involved and the person hits the centre of the vehicle front, for a WAD of 180 cm the probability of sustaining a fatal head injury is 30%. When a larger vehicle is involved, the risk could reach 47% for WADs of 190 cm.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Abstract reprinted with permission of the International Council on the Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI).
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Corporate Authors:
International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI)
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Authors:
- Suárez del Fueyo, R
- Junge, M
- López‐Valdés, F J
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Conference:
- 2015 IRCOBI Conference
- Location: Lyon , France
- Date: 2015-9-9 to 2015-9-11
- Publication Date: 2015
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 515-529
- Monograph Title: 2015 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings
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Serial:
- IRCOBI Conference Proceedings
- Publisher: International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI)
- ISSN: 2235-3151
- Serial URL: http://www.ircobi.org/proceedings.php
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash reconstruction; Fatalities; Frontal crashes; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Traumatic brain injuries; Vehicle design; Vehicle front end
- Identifier Terms: German In-Depth Accident Study
- Geographic Terms: Germany
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01577777
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: IRC-15-62
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 1 2015 9:23AM