A COMPARISON OF THE CRASH EXPERIENCE OF UTILITY VEHICLES, PICKUP TRUCKS AND PASSENGER CARS

This study focuses on the three leading utility vehicles -- the AMC Jeep CJ-5, the Ford Bronco and the Chevrolet Blazer -- that represent well over half of the utility vehicles currently in use. For the Jeep CJ-5 the model years studied were 1972 to 1978; for the Chevrolet Blazer, 1973 to 1978 (prior to the 1973 model the Blazer was smaller); and for the Ford Bronco, 1972 to 1977 (the 1978 and later model Broncos were larger). The overall crash experience of these vehicles in Maryland and in North Carolina, together with the national fatal crash experience as recorded by the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS), were studied.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Highway Safety Research Center
  Chapel Hill, NC  United States  27599
• Authors:
  • Reinfurt, D W
  • Li, L K
  • POPKIN, C L
  • O'Neill, B
  • Burchman, P F
  • Wells, J K
• Publication Date: 1981-9

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 54 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash injury research; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Pickup trucks; Research; Utility vehicles; Vehicle safety
• Identifier Terms: Jeep automobile
• Geographic Terms: Maryland; North Carolina
• Old TRIS Terms: Jeeps; Pickups; Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00610866
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1991 12:00AM