A STUDY OF OCCUPANT INJURY AND GLASS DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PENETRATION RESISTANT WINDSHIELD. TECHNICAL REPORT

DATA ON RURAL INJURY-PRODUCING ACCIDENTS INVOLVING 2,099 CARS WERE STUDIED. CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED HEAD INJURY TO 722 OF THE 3,478 OCCUPANTS, OR 20.8%. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS WERE: ALL WINDSHIELD CAUSED INJURIES WERE NON-DANGEROUS TO LIFE; VIRTUALLY ALL INVOLVED EXTERNAL SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; LACERATIONS TO THE FOREHEAD WERE MOST FREQUENT, FOLLOWED BY SCALP LACERATIONS; THE PATTERN REVEALED A CONCENTRATION OF INJURIES TO THE UPPER HALF OF THE HEAD, ESPECIALLY THE FOREHEAD; HEAD INJURY RATES FOR SMALL CAR OCCUPANTS WERE HIGHER THAN FOR LARGE CAR OCCUPANTS; WINDSHIELD DAMAGE WAS INFLUENCED BY MEAN TEMPERATURE; AND A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF INJURIES RESULTED IN LOSS OF VISION OR DISFIGUREMENT. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 278,000 PERSONS ARE INJURED BY WINDSHIELDS ANNUALLY. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No Cal-VJ-2928-VI, 99 PP, 7 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Incorporated

  4455 Genesee Street
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14221
• Authors:
  • Herman, R I
  • GARRETT, J W
• Publication Date: 1970-7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crashes; Head; Injuries; Rural areas; Vehicle occupants; Windshields
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221343
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 12 1971 12:00AM