FRONTAL CRASH RESPONSES: A FRONTAL CRASH TEST OF A 1982 RENAULT FUEGO CENTERED INTO A FIXED LOAD MEASURING BARRIER WITH A CLOSING VELOCITY OF 30.0 MPH.

The test report documents one of a series of crash tests conducted to evaluate Part 572 and Hybrid III dummy responses in both the restrained and unrestrained environment, and to catalog vehicle structural responses from a variety of crash configurations. The test report also documents steering column performance. Testing was conducted with a 1982 Renault Fuego 3-door hatchback, which was towed into a fixed load measuring barrier with a closing velocity of 29.9 mph.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB86-144169.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Vehicle Research and Test Center, P.O. Box 37
  East Liberty, OH  United States  43319
• Authors:
  • Wade, B
  • Stankey, J
• Publication Date: 1985-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 169 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Crash injury research; Crash tests; Dummies; Frontal crashes; Manual safety belts; Motor vehicles; Speed; Steering columns; Traffic speed; Vehicle dynamics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicle responses
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00463159
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-806 909, REPT-850918
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1989 12:00AM