VEHICLE EXTERIORS AND PEDESTRIAN INJURY PREVENTION. VOLUME III. THE TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY INJURY SEVERITY INDEX

A method was developed to quantify the severity of injuries of pedestrian accidents as reported by medical practitioners. Also developed was a method to quantify the severity of pedestrian accidents, given the pedestrian's kinematics, as determined by numerical or physical simulation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-242 068. 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:
  • Krouskop, T A
  • Newell, PHJ
  • Swarts, A E
• Publication Date: 1975-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 37 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Crash severity; Injuries; Kinematics; Motor vehicles; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Prevention; Quantitative analysis; Simulation; Vehicle characteristics
• Old TRIS Terms: Exteriors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091498
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS-801 543
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-065-1-217
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 24 1975 12:00AM