TRI-LEVEL ACCIDENT RESEARCH STUDY. ANNUAL REPORT 1, 1973-DECEMBER 31, 1973)

The study was conducted in the eight-county Western New York area known as the Niagara Frontier. The report describes the program and the data collected. One research report entitled 'Factors Influencing the Performance of the Energy Absorbing Steering Column in Accidents', and three data presentations, based on study data were completed. The presentation subjects were: Truck accidents, restraint system use, and severe injury accidents.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc., Detroit, Mich.
• Corporate Authors:

  Calspan Corporation

  4455 Genesee Street
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14225

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Motor Vehicles Manufacturers Association

  320 New Center Building
  Detroit, MI  United States  48202
• Authors:
  • GARRETT, J W
  • Braisted, R C
  • Morris, D F
  • Hendricks, D L
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 104 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crash severity; Crashes; Energy absorption; Information processing; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Research; Safety equipment; Steering; Traffic crashes; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090050
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CALSPAN-ZQ-5281-V-1 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-053-3-609
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 22 1975 12:00AM