DESIGN OF FIELD PASSIVE RESTRAINT EVALUATION

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 will require passive restraints on certain classes of automobiles beginning with the model year 1982. Currently, certain automobile models are equipped with passive restraints. Others are expected to voluntarily offer passive restraints prior to 1982. Alternative approaches to collecting accident data on passive restraint cars during the period up to 1981 were studied. The number of accidents to be expected was estimated, as were the numbers which could be studied using the different approaches. The error of effectiveness estimates obtainable from the different approaches were estimated.

• Corporate Authors:

  Center for the Environment and Man, Incorporated

  275 Windsor Street
  Hartford, CT  United States  06120

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Joksch, H C
• Publication Date: 1980-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 75 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Data collection; Estimates; Evaluation; Federal assistance programs; Federal government; Field tests; Measures of effectiveness; Passive restraint systems; Safety equipment; Standards; Statistical analysis; Vehicle safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Federal programs
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00318169
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CEM-4250-694 Final Rpt., DOT-HS-805-361
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-8-02109
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 16 1981 12:00AM