IMPROVED BUMPERS -- HOW ARE THEY DOING?

The purpose of this study was to define the performance of 1973 vehicles (meeting the requirements of FMVSS 215) in terms of collision losses. The study addresses both unrepaired and repaired damage. In terms of overall dollars per car-year, the results fail to show a difference in losses between 1973 model year vehicles and 1971 model year vehicles.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

  485 Lexington Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Ruster, T W
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automotive engineering; Bumpers; Crash injury research; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Energy absorbing materials; Rear end crashes; Research; Safety equipment; Vehicle characteristics; Vehicle performance
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy absorbing bumpers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095542
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #740987
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1975 12:00AM