ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE EVALUATION OF GENERAL MOTORS EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY VEHICLE

TWO EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION WERE TESTED BY DYNAMIC SCIENCE TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH BASIC DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND TO EVALUATE THE ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLES. THE REPORT CONTAINS RESULTS AND EVALUATIONS OF TESTS PERFORMED ON THESE VEHICLES. RESULTS FROM TWO TASKS ARE PRESENTED AND COMPARED TO THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: TASK I - EVALUATION OF DESIGN REQUIREMENTS - INCLUDES THE VEHICLES' WEIGHTS, DIMENSIONS, PASSENGER CAPACITY, AND OVERALL BODY STYLE DEFINITIONS. TASK II - ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE EVALUATION - INCLUDES DATA ON THE VEHICLES' BRAKING, HANDLING, STEERING, OVERTURN IMMUNITY, ENGINE, AND VISIVILITY CAPABILITIES. /NTIS/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No 2310-73-1
• Corporate Authors:

  Dynamic Science

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• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 159 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; Braking performance; Prevention; Safety; Safety vehicles; Steering; Vehicle characteristics; Vehicle design; Vehicle performance; Vehicle safety; Visibility
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224408
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1974 12:00AM