MULTIDISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATIONS TO DETERMINE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VEHICLE DEFECTS, FAILURES AND VEHICLE CRASHES

THIS IS A REPORT OF 50 CRASHES BY THE BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CRASH INVESTIGATION TEAM INVOLVING LATE MODEL VEHICLES. THE OVERALL RESEARCH PURPOSE WAS TO: IDENTIFY CRASH CAUSATION; IDENTIFY INJURY CAUSATION; EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW SAFETY FEATURES; PROVIDE EARLY DETECTION OF DESIGN AND JUNCTIONAL PROBLEMS OF VEHICLE AND HIGHWAY; AND DETERMINE AGING EFFECTS IN VEHICLES AND VALUE OF PERIODIC VEHICLE INSPECTION. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract FH-11-7401
• Corporate Authors:

  Baylor College of Medicine

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• Authors:
  • Finch, J R
  • Smith, J P
• Publication Date: 1971-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 221 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Crash causes; Design; Injuries; Inspection; Safety; Safety equipment; Traffic crashes; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety features
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222033
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM