Characteristics of Pole Impacts to Side of Passenger Cars in European Traffic Accidents and Assessment of Injury Mechanisms - Analysis of German and UK In-Depth Data

Two approaches were undertaken to better understand the scenario of car-to-pole impacts in Germany. The German in-depth database GIDAS (German In-Depth-Accident Study) and the UK-based database CCIS (Co-operative Crash Injury Study) were used. The first part of the study is a statistical analysis of passenger car side-to-pole impacts to describe the characteristics and their relevance to other types of impact and to gain further knowledge about the main factors influencing the accident outcome. The second part of the study contains a case-by-case review of passenger cars, registered from 1998 onwards, to further investigate this type of impact, including regression analysis to assess the relationship between injury severity and pole impact relevant factors. The study uses a methodology that merges in-depth-accident data from different nations and shows how in-depth cases can be used for finding injury-related technical parameters.

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• Authors:
  • Otte, Dietmar
  • Haasper, Carl
  • Eis, Volker
  • Schaefer, Roland
• Conference:
  • 52nd Stapp Car Crash Conference
  • Location: San Antonio Texas, United States
  • Date: 2008-11-3 to 2008-11-5
• Publication Date: 2008-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 349-362
• Serial:
  • Stapp Car Crash Journal
  • Volume: 52
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 1532-8546
  • Serial URL: http://www.stapp.org/pubs.shtml

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Crash data; Crash injuries; Crash injury research; Injury severity; Regression analysis; Side crashes; Statistical analysis; Support poles
• Uncontrolled Terms: In-depth accident investigation; Pole collisions
• Geographic Terms: Europe; Germany; United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01127816
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780768021035
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 4 2009 10:43AM