INJURIES DUE TO GLASS IN MOTOR VEHICLES

A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF SAFETY-GLASS IS PRESENTED AND THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MOTOR-CAR OF BOTH TYPES OF SAFETY-GLASS-TOUGHENED GLASS AND LAMINATED GLASS IS SHOWN. THE WAY INJURIES ARE SUSTAINED WHEN THE HEAD HITS EACH TYPE OF GLASS IS DESCRIBED AND THE RESULTS OF A STUDY OF ACTUAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THE TOUGHENED WIND-SCREENS AS WELL AS THE NEW HPR LAMINATED WINDSCREENS ARE PRESENTED. THE RESULTS SHOW THAT THE LAMINATED GLASS CAUSES LESS INJURIES THAN THE TOUGHENED GLASS. THE PROBLEM OF OCULAR INJURIES IS ALSO MENTIONED.

• Corporate Authors:

  Technical Aspects Road Safety

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• Authors:
  • Mackay, G M
  • SIEGEL, A W
  • Hight, P V
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Eye; Head; Injuries; Motor vehicles; Safety glass
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221995
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 15 1973 12:00AM