VEHICLE EXTERIORS AND PEDESTRIAN INJURY PREVENTION. VOLUME 1. SUMMARY REPORT

The objectives of the research were basically threefold: (1) To statistically analyze 263 pedestrian accident cases to search for injury causation factors; (2) To develop a method for quantifying the level of injury or severity a pedestrian accident victim sustains; and (3) To develop a mathematical model of the pedestrian accident victim, to validate the model through the use of a limited number of experimental tests, and to exercise the model to study the sensitivity of pedestrian accident severity to vehicle exterior design parameters.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-242 066. Prepared by Texas A and M Research Foundation, College Station.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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

  Texas A&M Research Foundation

  College Station, TX  United States  77843
• Authors:
  • Ross Jr, H E
  • Young, R D
  • Mayyasi, A M
  • Krouskop, T A
• Publication Date: 1975-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 23 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Crash severity; Design standards; Injuries; Kinematics; Motor vehicle bodies; Motor vehicles; Multivariate analysis; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Prevention; Quantitative analysis; Vehicle characteristics
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile bodies; Exteriors
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091496
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOTHS-801 541 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-065-1-217
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 24 1975 12:00AM