SAFETY BENEFITS OF THE OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION STANDARD

THE ANNUAL REDUCTIONS IN DEATHS AND INJURIES AFTER FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION STANDARD OF OCTOBER 29, 1970, ARE ESTIMATED (5,720 AND 423,000 RESPECTIVELY). FUTURE PERFORMANCE LEVELS AND CRITERIA MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF SAVING OVER 28,000 LIVES AND PREVENTING OVER 1,000,000 INJURIES ANNUALLY. /HSRI/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 96 Pp, Figs, TABS
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Crashworthiness Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Cooke, C H
• Publication Date: 1971-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashworthiness; Passive restraint systems; Safety; Standards
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221507
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 24 1972 12:00AM