SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENTS WITH FIXED ROADSIDE OBJECTS. PROCEEDINGS OF STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM AND TRAFFIC SAFETY ON TWO CONTINENTS, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, 27-29 SEPTEMBER, 1989

Side impact accidents account for approximately 8,000 fatalities in passenger cars each year in the United States. This represents more than one third of the approximately 25,000 passenger car fatalities that occur each year. Side impact is, therefore, a significant problem in transportation safety. This presentation will examine some of the characteristics of side impact accidents derived from the Nattional Accident Sampling System and Fatal Accident Reporting System data.

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  Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute

  Drottning Kristinas Vaeg 25
  S-11428 Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Ray, M H
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 183-185
• Serial:
  • VTI Rapport
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6030

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Injuries; Roadside; Roadside structures; Statistical analysis; Statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494104
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: 349A, HS-040 866
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM