AUTOMOBILE CONSUMER INFORMATION STUDY CRASH TEST PROGRAM. VOLUME I. SUMMARY REPORT

The objective of the program was to develop test methodology for a series of vehicle rating tests and to produce a data base for use in determining crashworthiness and damage susceptibility ratings for contemporary automobiles. The crash test program was conducted over a 15-1/2 month period and was divided into two phases. The Phase I requirements were for ten crash tests of two 1973 intermediate-size automobiles. These tests included rigid barrier, moving barrier, and car-to-car impacts, at speeds ranging from 15 to 30 mph. Phase II involved twelve crash tests of the comparable 1974 intermediate-size automobiles. These tests included only rigid barrier, frontal impacts, and car-to-car front-to-rear impacts at speeds ranging from 8 to 35 mph. Phase II also included static and dynamic vehicle component tests on each vehicle.

• Corporate Authors:

  Ultrasystems, Incorporated

  Dynamic Science Division, 1850 West Pinnacle Peak Road
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85027

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Carr, R W
• Publication Date: 1976-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 26 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Consumer protection; Consumers; Crash tests; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Databases; Frontal crashes; Loss and damage; Maintainability; Motor vehicles; Protection; Ratings; Safety engineering; Speed; Test procedures; Testing; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Traffic speed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133435
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 8268-75-190 Final Rpt., DOT-HS-801-875
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-4-00909
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 13 1976 12:00AM