TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. STUDY OF 30 SPECIFIC HEAD-ON COLLISIONS

ACCIDENTS DU TRAFIC. ETUDE DE 30 CHOCS FRONTAUX PARTICULIERS

THIS THESIS IS BASED ON A TWO-DISCIPLINARY SURVEY CONDUCTED IN SALON-DE-PROVENCE. A DETAILED ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF A SMALL NUMBER OF SPECIFIC ACCIDENTS. MECHANICAL DAMAGES AND INJURIES ARE REPORTED FOR EACH ACCIDENT TOGETHER WITH THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ACCIDENT, TYPE OF OBSTACLE, KINEMATICS OF VEHICLES, POSITION OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, USE OF SAFETY BELTS. TABLES DESCRIBE THE RELATIONS BETWEEN INJURIES AND INJURY-CAUSING OBJECTS FOR EACH CATEGORY OF OCCUPANTS. AN APPENDIX RECALLS THE VEHICLE DEFORMATION INDEX (VDI), EQUIVALENT TEST SPEED (ETS) AND THE OVERALL INDEX OF INJURY SEVERITY. AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS APPENDED.

• Authors:
  • Corbelli, S
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: 150P
• Serial:
  • THESE POUR LE DOCTORAT EN MEDECINE
  • Publisher: FACULTE DE MEDECINE, U.E.R

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Frontal crashes; Injuries; Safety; Theses; Vehicle occupants; Vehicles
• Geographic Terms: France
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 8036: France; 1640: Head on collision; 2163: Injury; 1665: Safety; 8597: Thesis; 1255: Vehicle; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01296123
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 21 2010 5:48AM