WILLIAMSBURG CONFERENCE ON HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH

CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS AND PRIORITIES ARE MADE FOR FUTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS TO BE SPONSORED BY THE VEHICLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SAE OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS. THE CONFERENCE AND THESE PROCEEDINGS ARE DIVIDED INTO EIGHT BROAD FIELDS TO INVESTIGATE WAYS TO IMPROVE VEHICLES AND HIGHWAY SAFETY. THESE GROUPINGS DEAL WITH VEHICLE ACCIDENT REDUCTION FACTORS, WITH VEHICLE FACTORS AFFECTING OCCUPANT INJURY SEVERITY, WITH ROADSIDE PHYSICAL FACTORS AND SYSTEM OPERATIONAL FACTORS. OTHER ELEMENTS CONSIDERED ARE OCCUPANT INJURY TOLERANCE FACTORS, DRIVER PERFORMANCE FACTORS, TRUCK, BUS, AND MULTI- PURPOSE VEHICLE SAFETY, AND SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Publication Date: 1973-11-29

Media Info

• Pagination: 64 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Driver performance; Drivers; Injuries; Injury severity; Personnel performance; Prevention; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Severity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222162
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No Sp-377
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 29 1973 12:00AM