SIDE IMPACT AGGRESSIVENESS ATTRIBUTES: CAR-TO-POLE SIDE IMPACT TEST OF A 45 DEGREE CRABBED MOVING 1977 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT INTO A FIXED RIGID POLE AT 25.0 MPH. FINAL REPORT

This test report documents a pole crash test conducted under NHTSA Contract DTNH-82-A-08401, Task Oorder SRL 92 entitled, "Side Impact Aggressivensess Attributes". Testing was conducted on a 1977 diesel Volkswagen Rabbit 2-door hatchback at the TRCO Crash Test Facility. The test vehicle was structurally modified to the level designated "optimized" and also contained additional padding on the driver door and the left rear occupant wall. The test vehicle was towed into a fixed, rigid pole, crabbed to 45 deg, at 25.0 mph. The impact point was 9.0 inches forward of the vehicle wheelbase centerline. Vehicle accelerations were measured, along with occupant responses of two side impact dummies. One dummy was located in the driver's designated seating position and one was located in the left rear seating position. The test date was August 16 1984 and the ambient temperature was 82 deg F.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Vehicle Research and Test Center, P.O. Box 37
  East Liberty, OH  United States  43319
• Authors:
  • Bell, L
• Publication Date: 1984-9

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 148 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Dummies; Modulus of deformation; Side crashes; Stiffness; Support poles; Testing; Vehicle tests; Velocity
• Identifier Terms: Volkswagen automobile
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rigid
• Subject Areas: Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492237
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS 806 856, 840816
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM