VEHICLE DESIGN: THEIR RELATION TO SAFETY

The role of automotive safety engineering in traffic safety is outlined. Major developments in vehicle safety devices such as brakes, safety glass, body structure, sealed beam headlights, and facilities for safe operation and better handling with minimum driver fatigue are described. Safety inspection and maintenance of vehicles is emphasised. The covering abstract for the proceedings is TRIS 368005. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings and Recommendations of the Seminar on Safety Management in Road Transport, January 23-24, 1981, Madras.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Road Transport

  13 Patullos Road
  Madras, Tamil Nadu,   India 
• Authors:
  • Thillainayagam, R
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 291-303
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Institute of Road Transport
  • Publisher: Institute of Road Transport

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; Conferences; Design; Drivers; Driving; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Headlamps; Improvements; Inspection; Motor vehicle bodies; Motor vehicles; Prevention; Safety; Safety glass; Tires; Vehicle bodies; Vehicle design; Vehicle safety; Vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 1356: Body (car); 1361: Brake; 8525: Conference; 9011: Design (overall design); 1855: Driving (veh); 1342: Headlamp; 9108: Improvement; 1665: Safety; 1381: Tyre; 1255: Vehicle; 1575: Vehicle inspection
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00368030
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1982 12:00AM