REDUCING CAR CRASH INJURIES: FOLKLORE, SCIENCE AND PROMISE

This article discusses the relationship between the design of vehicles, both interior and exterior, and the injuries caused in crashes. This particular science has come to be known as biomechanics. It shows that the majority of deaths and injuries now occurring can be prevented by correct, crash-protective design. Among those topics included in the discussion are pedestrians, historical perspectives on crash protection, seat belts, head restraints, windscreen glass, general aspects of crash-protective design, legislation, innovation and product liability, and the future.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

  P.O. Box 222
  Morton Grove, IL  United States  60053
• Authors:
  • MacKay, M
• Publication Date: 1983-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 27-32
• Serial:
  • AAAM Quarterly Journal
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Assoc for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Biophysics; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Deployable head restraints; Headrests; History; Injuries; Innovation; Legislation; Liability; Manual safety belts; Pedestrians; Vehicle design; Vehicle safety; Windshields
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interior
• Old TRIS Terms: Exteriors; Future concepts; Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; History; Law; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00385135
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 771
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM