COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE LATERAL PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS AND FRONTAL PROTECTION OF CARS IN LORRIES

NUTZEN/KOSTEN-ANALYSE FUER FUSSGAENGER-SEITENSCHUTZ UND PKW-FRONTSCHUTZ BEI LASTKRAFTWAGEN

THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF SAFETY MEASURES (LOWER, ENERGY ABSORBING BUMPERS ON THE FRONT OF LORRIES AND/OR LATERAL PROTECTION (CLADDING, TUBULAR FRAMES)) ARE BEING EXAMINED FOR TWO SPECIAL TYPES OF COLLISION: CAR-LORRY FRONTAL COLLISION AND PEDESTRIAN/CYCLIST - LORRY SIDEWAYS COLLISION, TAKING ACCOUNT OF VARIOUS DESIGNS OF LORRY.

Language

• German

Project

• Status: Active
• Contract Numbers:

  ITRD 1.7901

• Sponsor Organizations:

  BUNDESANSTALT FUER STRASSENWESEN (FEDERAL HIGHWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE)

  BRUEHLER STR. 1, POSTFACH 510530
  KOELN,     D-5000
• Project Managers:

  -, 

• Performing Organizations:

  TECHNISCHE UNIV. BERLIN, INST. FUER FAHRZEUGTECHNIK (TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN, INSTITUTE OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING)

  STRASSE DES 17. JUNI 135
  BERLIN,   DEUTSCHLAND BR  D-1000
• Start Date: 19781201
• Expected Completion Date: 19790430
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: ITRD D701881

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Benefit cost analysis; Crashes; Equipment; Frontal crashes; Pedestrians; Prevention; Research projects; Safety; Side crashes
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1243: Car; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 3674: Equipment; 1640: Head on collision; 1630: Lateral collision; 1733: Pedestrian; 9149: Prevention; 8557: Research project; 1665: Safety; 1630: Sideways collision
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01294933
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Contract Numbers: ITRD 1.7901
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 21 2010 4:47AM