EVALUATION METHODOLOGY FOR FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS. VOLUME II. TECHNICAL FINDINGS

This report, Volume II of two volumes, describes overall study details and presents a thorough discussion of the evaluation plan developed for four Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS): FMVSS 301--Fuel System Integrity; FMVSS 208--Occupant Protection; FMVSS 214--Side Door Strength; and FMVSS 215--Exterior Protection. After a statement of the problem and a description of each standard, applicable technical factors are discussed, alternative evaluation methodologies are reviewed and assessed, the recommended evaluation study design is presented, and finally a plan for implementing the evaluation is provided (includes costs and schedules).

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 1, PB-266 936.
• Corporate Authors:

  Stanford Research Institute

  333 Ravenswood Avenue
  Menlo Park, CA  United States  94025

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Braun, R L
  • Cronin, R H
  • David, N A
  • Fend, A V
  • Norman, J R
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 212 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Bumpers; Costs; Crash investigation; Doors; Evaluation; Feasibility analysis; Federal government; Fuel systems; Human factors engineering; Methodology; Motor fuels; Motor vehicles; Policy; Protection; Recommendations; Safety; Scheduling; Standards; Surveys; Technology; Technology assessment; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies; Technical analysis
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Policy; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155418
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-341 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-6-01519
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM