SOME RESULTS OF VEHICLE-PEDESTRIAN (DUMMY) COLLISION TEST MADE RECENTLY IN JARI (PRELIMINARY REPORT)

STATISTICS ON ROAD ACCIDENTS IN JAPAN SHOW A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF PEDESTRIAN DEATHS AND INJURIES. ROAD SAFETY EXPERTS IN JAPAN ARE ATTEMPTING TO DEVELOP A SAFETY VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REDUCE PEDESTRIAN INJURIES. THIS REPORT SHOWS SOME RESULTS OF TESTS CONDUCTED DURING THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PROGRAM. THE TESTS REPORTED HERE WERE MADE VERY RECENTLY IN JARI-(JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE)-AND DATA ANALYSIS IS NOT YET OVER. THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT THE MEETING OF EXPERTS ON PEDESTRIAN SAFETY HELD ON SEPT. 24, 1971 IN BRUSSELS. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Japan Automobile Research Institute

  Yatabe-Cho, Tsukuba-Gun
  Ibaraki,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Kondo, M
  • TANEDA, K
• Publication Date: 1971-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 26 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injury research; Dummies; Injuries; Pedestrian vehicle interface; Prototypes; Safety; Safety equipment; Traffic conflicts; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety features
• Old TRIS Terms: Test results
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224695
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Intrm Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 1974 12:00AM