RESULTS OF A 30 DEGREE ANGLED BARRIER CRASH TEST ON THE MINICARS RSV CONDUCTED IN ENGLAND

This report presents the results of a 30 deg angled barrier frontal impact test on a Minicars RSV. The impact velocity was 37.5 mph. The test was conducted by the Motor Industry Research Association, under the direction of the Transport and Road Research Laboratory, in Nuneaton, England. The crash test evaluated the structural integrity and response of the Minicars RSV, and dynamic response of its two dummy occupants, in a 30 deg angled barrier crash.

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  Dynamic Science

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  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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• Authors:
  • Johnson, N
  • Davis, S
• Publication Date: 1981-8

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 125 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Crashes; Dummies; Evaluation; Frontal crashes; Impact; Safety vehicles; Structural tests; Testing; Traffic barriers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers; Impact angle
• Old TRIS Terms: Research safety vehicle; Structural evaluation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396130
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: 6079-81-030/1844A Test Rpt., HS-806 391
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-9-02095 T02
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM