BELT RETRACTOR TESTING WITH STANDARD VEHICLE SEAT (APPENDIX D)

This report discusses a series of tests conducted on the DOT Standard Seat. These tests were conducted using several child restraint systems restrained to the bench seat by various 3-point automobile harness systems. Two different acceleration sled pulses were used in this study. The performance of the restraint systems under the different test condition is given in tabular form as well as all of the test data. /HSRI/

• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Safety Research Institute

  Huron Parkway and Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109
• Authors:
  • STALNAKER, R L
  • BENSON, J B
  • Melvin, J W
• Publication Date: 1974-9-14

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 208 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Automobiles; Constraints; Crash injury research; Crashes; Research; Seats
• Old TRIS Terms: Benches; Harness; Minors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096811
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: UM-HSRI-BI-74-5-3 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-4-00865
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1975 12:00AM