TOWARDS SAFER VEHICLES. CONFERENCE REPORT

This is a report on the 10th ESV Conference which was sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation, hosted by the U.K. Department of Transport, and organized by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. For brevity of coverage, the most significant material from papers on five important themes -- pedestrian compatibility, structures and inbuilt systems, accident avoidance (handling), trucks and buses, and motorcycles -- is summarized.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited

  P.O. Box 24, Northgate Avenue
  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6BW,   England 
• Authors:
  • Baker, A
• Publication Date: 1985-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 67-69
• Serial:
  • AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  • ISSN: 0307-6490

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Buses; Conferences; Crash avoidance systems; Driving; Handling characteristics; Motorcycles; Pedestrians; Safety vehicles; Trucks; Vehicle design; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495719
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 573
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM