AUTOMOBILE FIRES IN TRAFFIC CRASHES
How frequently do automobiles in traffic crashes catch fire, and how much has Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 301 reduced post-crash vehicle fire? In this interview Dr. Jairus D. Flora discusses his examination of those questions in a research study he conducted under sponsorship of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
2901 Baxter Road
Ann Arbor, MI United States 48109-2150 - Publication Date: 1983-5
Media Info
- Features: Tables;
- Pagination: 8 p.
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Serial:
- UMTRI Research Review
- Volume: 13
- Issue Number: 6
- Publisher: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
- ISSN: 0739-7100
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobiles; Fatalities; Fires; Fuels; Interviewing; Leakage; Measures of effectiveness; Postcrash phase; Research
- Identifier Terms: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
- Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
- Old TRIS Terms: Post-crash
- Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I81: Accident Statistics; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00386761
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 241
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM