TRI-LEVEL-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SUMMARIES - LEVEL 3A INJURY CAUSATION VOLUME2 NUMBER1

THE REPORT BRIEFLY INTRODUCES AND DESCRIBES THE TRI-LEVEL ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CONCEPT. BASICALLY, THREE LEVELS OF INFORMATION ARE COLLECTED: EXPOSURE AND ACCIDENT RATE INFORMATION; ACCIDENT INFORMATION ON A LARGE SAMPLE OF ACCIDENTS NOT NORMALLY COLLECTED BY THE POLICE; MULTIDISCIPLINARY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION COLLECTED ON A SMALL SAMPLE OF ACCIDENTS BY A TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS. THE REPORT CONTAINS LEVEL 3A ACCIDENT SUMMARIES FROM THE TRI-LEVEL STUDY BEING CONDUCTED BY CORNELL AERONAUTICAL LABORATORY (CAL). THESE SUMMARIES ARE BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF INJURY-PRODUCING ACCIDENTS INVESTIGATED BY THE CAL TEAM TO DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC INJURIES INCURRED AND IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC INTERIOR COMPONENTS WHICH CAUSED SUCH INJURIES. THE VOLUME CONTAINS SUMMARIES OF 50 INJURY CAUSATION CASES.

• Corporate Authors:

  Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Incorporated

  4455 Genesee Street
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14221
• Publication Date: 1973-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 235 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Components; Crash investigation; Crash rates; Crash tests; Crashes; Human factors; Injuries; Testing; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interior
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224405
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1974 12:00AM