MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. FINAL REPORT

METHODOLOGY AND FINDINGS OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS OF 43 CASES ARE DISCUSSED, AND CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DERIVED FROM ANALYSIS OF THESE CASES ARE GIVEN. VEHICLE, HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS WERE ANALYZED. THE RESULTS AND RELATIONSHIP OF FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS ARE DESCRIBED. IT WAS FOUND THAT PRESENT VEHICLE SIDE STRUCTURE PROVIDES INADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR OCCUPANTS IN LATERAL IMPACT; THAT FIRE AFTER COLLISIONS IS INFREQUENT ALTHOUGH FUEL LEAKAGE OCCURS REGULARLY; THAT ADVANCES IN INSTRUMENT PANEL DESIGN HAVE ALLEVIATED INJURY SEVERITY TO FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS BUT IMPROVEMENT IS NEEDED IN THE LOWER PART OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; THAT USAGE RATES FOR LAP AND TORSO RESTRAINTS WERE ABOUT THE SAME AS THAT OF THE GENERAL MOTORING PUBLIC, SO THAT PASSIVE RESTRAINTS ARE NEEDED; THAT PRESENT DETERRENTS TO DRINKING DRIVERS ARE INADEQUATE. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Rochester University

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  Rochester Applied Sci Assoc

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• Authors:
  • STATES, J D
  • Balcerak, J C
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 329 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crashes; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Injuries; Research; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221750
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 19 1972 12:00AM