VSDSS (VEHICLE SAFETY DESIGN SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM), RESEARCH STUDIES

THE REPORT PRESENTS A COLLECTION OF 17 INDIVIDUAL STUDIES WHICH WERE CARRIED OUT UTILIZING THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE VEHICLE SAFETY DESIGN SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE STATISTICALLY ANALYZED: COLLAPSIBLE STEERING COLUMS; CARS WITH AND WITHOUT COLLAPSIBLE STEERING COLUMNS; THE CONTROLLED CRUSH FRONT END INTRODUCED ON 1968 FORD VEHICLES; SIDEMARKER LAMPS; VEHICLE COLOR AND DRIVING STYLE; FASTBACK (LOW SLOPE) REAR WINDOWED VEHICLES; BODY TYPE AND ENGINE CYLINDER NUMBER VERSUS VEHICLE WEIGHT, AGE AND SEX OF DRIVER, AND ACCIDENT TYPE; FRONT VS. REAR ENGINE CARS; FRONT AND REAR WHEEL DRIVE CARS; STEEL BODY SHELL VS. FIBERGLASS BODY SHELL, ETC. A STUDY OF PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS DISCUSSED LOCATION, AGE, SEX, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. HIGHWAY CHARACTERISTICS WERE COMPARED TO ACCIDENT FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY, DRIVER AGE, AND SEASON.

• Corporate Authors:

  New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

  Governor Nelson A Rockefeller Empire State Plaza
  Albany, NY  United States  12228
• Publication Date: 1973-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 301 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crashes; Injuries; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Research; Safety; Safety equipment; Vehicle safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety features
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224449
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1974 12:00AM