AUTOMOTIVE CRASH INJURY RESEARCH (ACIR)

THE REPORT SUMMARIZES THE GENERAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CORNELL AERONAUTICAL LABORATORY AUTOMOTIVE CRASH INJURY RESEARCH PROGRAM (ZCIR) FOR THE ONE-YEAR PERIOD FROM NOVERMBER 1, 1968 TO OCTOBER 31, 1969. ACIR IS A STATISTICALLY AND ANALYTICALLY ORIENTED ACCIDENT-RESEARCH PROGRAM WHOSE PRIMARY THRUST HAS BEEN THE IDENTIFICATIONS OF THE CAUSES OF INJURY IN VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. ANOTHER OBJECTIVE OF ACIR IS TO MEASURE, IN DETAILED STUDIES, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORRECTIVE INJURY AND DEATH COUNTERMEASURES ADOPTED ON PRODUCTION VEHICLES. THE PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CONCEPT THAT MANY PERSONS INJURED AND KILLED IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS COULD EITHER SURVIVE, BE FREE OF INJURY OR SUSTAIN LESS SEVERE INJURY THROUGH CHANGES IN VEHICLE DESIGN TO ALLEVIATE IMPACT FORCES. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract FH-11 7098
• Corporate Authors:

  Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Incorporated

  4455 Genesee Street
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14221
• Publication Date: 1971-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 45 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crashes; Epidemiology; Fatalities; Injuries; Research; Safety; Safety equipment; Statistical analysis; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents; Safety features
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221926
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Ann Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1973 12:00AM