EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY VEHICLES (ESV) PROGRAM

THE EVOLUTION OF THE SAFETY CAR CONCEPT IS OUTLINED AND THE TECHNOLOGY OF BUILDING SUCH A CAR IS DISCUSSED. THE PRESENT PROBLEM CALLS FOR THE BUILDING OF FULL-SIZE VEHICLES WEIGHING 4,000 POUNDS. WHILE MUCH OF THE TECHNOLOGY CAN BE APPLIED TO COMPACT CARS, LESS CAN BE APPLIED TO SMALL CARS IN THE 2,000 POUND CLASS. THE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS OF THESE CARS ARE UNIQUE AND THE TECHNOLOGY FOR THEM HAS YET TO BE DEVELOPED. DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE GIVEN HIGH PRIORITY, AND THE COOPERATION OF OTHER NATIONS IS INVITED. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compact automobiles; Design; Motor vehicles; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Small car
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223322
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: 50 pp
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 13 1970 12:00AM