CRASH INJURY INVESTIGATION AND INJURY MECHANISMS IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

This review aims to cover all aspects of crash injury investigation and the application of the results. It summarizes and interprets results of the accident-injury studies carried out worldwide, with particular reference to the UK situation, and research by the Transport Research Laboratory, universities, professional bodies, industry and international conferences and committees. The following subjects are included: 1) national accident statistics in the UK; 2) application of crash injury information; 3) methodology of data acquisition; 4) the car occupant; 5) the motorcyclist; 6) the pedestrian; 7) the pedal cyclist; 8) HGV and coach occupants; 9) controlled impacts, use of dummies and cadavers, modelling, and 10) primary safety.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Her Majesty Stationary Office

  49 High Holborn
  London WC1V 6HB,   England 
• Authors:
  • Harms, P L
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 257 p.
• Serial:
  • TRL STATE OF THE ART REVIEW
  • Publisher: Her Majesty Stationary Office

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Crash reconstruction; Crashes; Cyclists; Injuries; Motorcyclists; Pedestrians; Statistics; Trucks; Vehicle occupants
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Motor Carriers; Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00641259
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-11-551190-3
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 24 1994 12:00AM