A SAMPLING PROGRAM FOR EVALUATION OF THE 1974 RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

In-depth accident investigation programs in the past typically have not been addressed to specific research questions, nor have they been based on the principles of experimental design. This paper describes the design and implementation of an ongoing program for measuring the performance of the 1974 restraint system in actual crashes. Sampling techniques using a stratified systematic sample are used to compare the injury experience in 1973 and 1974 passenger cars. The design and implementation of the data collection and analysis as an integrated program are discussed, and preliminary findings are presented.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Reprint of SAE 750188.
• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Safety Research Institute

  Huron Parkway and Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109
• Authors:
  • Scott, R E
  • O'Day, J
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-9
• Serial:
  • HIT Lab Reports
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Data analysis; Mathematical analysis; Passive restraint systems; Restraint systems; Sampling
• Old TRIS Terms: Occupant restraint; Passenger restraints; Passive protection devices
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097137
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1975 12:00AM