ANALYSIS OF THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM CERTAIN PRESENTLY EXISTING MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY DEVICES: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

THIS REPORT IS A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN CRASH PROTECTION (SAFETY) DEVICES INTRODUCED INTO AUTOMOBILES IN THE 1960'S. INCLUDED HEREIN ARE REVIEWS ON LAP BELTS, SHOULDER BELTS, ENERGY ABSORBING STEERING COLUMNS, HIGH PENETRATION RESISTANT WINDSHIELDS, HEAD RESTRAINTS, AND SIDE DOOR BEAMS. ONLY THOSE ARTICLES WHICH EVALUATED SAFETY DEVICES BY SAMPLING REAL-WORLD ACCIDENTS WERE REVIEWED IN THIS REPORT. ARTICLES WHICH EVALUATED SAFETY DEVICES IN CONTROLLED CRASH SITUATIONS WERE NOT REVIEWED. SIMILARLY, ARTICLES WHICH WERE BASED ON CLINICAL EVALUATIONS OF UNIQUE ACCIDENTS WERE NOT CONSIDERED.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Highway Safety Research Center
  Chapel Hill, NC  United States  27599
• Authors:
  • Griffin, L I
• Publication Date: 1973-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 46 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Doors; Energy absorption; Evaluation; Headrests; Manual safety belts; Reviews; Safety equipment; Safety glass; Shoulder harnesses; Steering wheels; Vehicle components
• Old TRIS Terms: Shoulder harness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224599
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 1974 12:00AM