THE NATURE OF THE COLLISION. A STUDY OF BRITISH ROAD ACCIDENTS

INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM STATISTICALLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE STUDIES OF ACCIDENTS VISITED AT THE SCENE WITHIN SOME 30 MINUTES OF THEIR OCCURRENCE. THE RELATIVE FREQUENCY OF VARIOUS CRASH CONFIGURATIONS IS GIVEN AND SOME OF THE CONSEQUENCES IN TERMS OF ROLLOVER EXPERIENCE, DOOR OPENING RATES, AND PENETRATION OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ARE DISCUSSED. THE REDUCTION IN DOOR OPENING RATES WITH THE USE OF ANTIBURST LATCH DESIGNS IS ILLUSTRATED. VARIATIONS IN COLLISION SPEEDS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ARE OUTLINED. THESE RESULTS PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT INTO THE PRIORITIES OF CRASH PROTECTIVE DESIGN, IN TERMS OF ESTABLISHING THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF VARIOUS CRASH CONFIGURATIONS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • N42-43, pp 2.1-2.13, 5 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Technical Aspects Road Safety

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• Authors:
  • Mackay, G M
• Publication Date: 1970-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Crashes; Design; Doors; Rollover crashes; Speed; Statistics; Testing; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221477
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1971 12:00AM