BODY VEHICLE INTERACTION EXPERIMENTAL STUDY. VOLUME II

An experimental study was conducted to investigate injuries sustained by the lower body of a standing adult pedestrian when impacted with the front portion of a vehicle. Fifteen unembalmed cadavers were impacted at vehicle speeds between 10 and 30 mph with a vehicle simulation consisting of two impactors--hood edge and bumper. Various vehicle geometries and surface compliances, representative of both current production and candidate injury attenuating designs, were investigated. The results indicate that injuries to the lower body of an adult pedestrian are strongly dependent upon vehicle design--particularly the height and compliance of the vehicle impact surfaces.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-240 919.
• Corporate Authors:

  Battelle Columbus Laboratories

  505 King Avenue
  Columbus, OH  United States  43201

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Pritz, H B
  • Weis, E B
  • Herridge, J T
• Publication Date: 1975-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 110 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cadavers; Crash tests; Crashes; Injuries; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Testing; Traffic crashes; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Body
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090655
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-361-3-745
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 10 1975 12:00AM