EXECUTIVE AND TABULAR SUMMARY OF AIR BAG FIELD EXPERIENCE. VOLUME I. NO. 1

The report contains narrative summaries and tables which describe a total of 119 accidents occurring during the past 4 years involving air bag equipped cars. The information was extracted from the NHTSA in-depth reports by accident investigation teams from five regional research stations. In each case, the following data are included: data, location, DOT HS number, type of impact, year and make of air bag equipped vehicle, type of accident, year and make of other vehicle(s) involved, speed of impact, driver and passenger(s) information, their injury code, damage to the vehicle, and damage code.

• Corporate Authors:

  Chi Associates Incorporated

  Arlington, VA  United States 

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Chi, L
  • Dalsimer, A
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 173 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crashes; Data tables; Highway safety; Impacts; Inflatable structures; Injuries; Loss and damage; Passenger vehicles; Prevention; Research; Safety; Safety equipment; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155415
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-301 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: NHTSA-7-3106
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM