ROLE OF BIOMECHANICS IN HIGHWAY SAFETY

The author considers that biomechanics is very important to design of roads and vehicles so that both the probability of an accident and its adverse consequences are minimised. Mechanics of injury in different parts of the body resulting from accidents and response of the human body in different circumstances has been discussed. Suggestions are made for improvements in the design of vehicles, crash helmets and safety belts. (TRRL)

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  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • Dineshothama
• Publication Date: 1982-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 20-25
• Serial:
  • Indian Highways
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0376-7256

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abdomen; Biophysics; Crashes; Design; Helmets; Highway design; Highway safety; Improvements; Injuries; Injury severity; Manual safety belts; Prevention; Protective clothing; Safety; Thorax; Vehicle design; Vehicles; Vibration
• ITRD Terms: 2035: Abdomen; 1643: Accident; 1661: Accident prevention; 2060: Biomechanics; 1687: Crash helmet; 9011: Design (overall design); 2855: Highway design; 9108: Improvement; 2163: Injury; 9149: Prevention; 1665: Safety; 1476: Safety belt; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 2083: Thorax; 1255: Vehicle; 5558: Vibration
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00372763
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1983 12:00AM