LATERAL AND OBLIQUE IMPACT INFLUENCE ON VEHICLE AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION

BECAUSE OF IMPROVED PASSENGER PROTECTION FROM FRONTAL IMPACTS ARISING FROM THE LEGAL OBLIGATION TO WEAR SAFETY BELTS, LATERAL COLLISIONS HAVE ASSUMED INCREASING IMPORTANCE IN SAFETY RESEARCH. THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCLUSION FROM VARIOUS TESTS INVOLVING THE SIMULATION OF ACCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE IS THE FACT THAT THE POSSIBILITIES OF IMPROVED PASSENGER PROTECTION ARE CONSIDERABLY LOWER IN THIS CASE THAN IN THE CASE OF FRONTAL IMPACT COLLISIONS. THE RESULTS OF VARIOUS LATERAL COLLISION TESTS ARE DESCRIBED IN SUMMARY FORM. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD NO 307340.

  • Authors:
    • SEIFFERT, U
    • WEISSNER, R
    • BOERSCH, F
  • Publication Date: 1977

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  • English

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  • Accession Number: 01300700
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 7:57AM