POWER STEERING CARS IN ACCIDENTS

POSSIBLE DIFFEENCES BETWEEN POWER STEERING CARS AND STANDARD STEERING CARS IN INJURY-PRODUCING ACCIDENTS ARE EXAMINED. FINDINGS ARE ONLY SPECULATIVE, ALTHOUGH STATISICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES ARE NOTED IN THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH POWER STEERING CARS ARE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS AS OPPOSED TO STANDARD STEERING CARS. IT IS ASSUMED THAT OTHER FACTORS, NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN PRESENT ACIR DATA, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIFFERENCES NOTED.

• Corporate Authors:

  Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Incorporated

  4455 Genesee Street
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14221
• Authors:
  • GENSLER, H K
• Publication Date: 1966-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Power steering
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224143
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Automotive Crash Injury Research
• Report/Paper Numbers: Bulletin
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1973 12:00AM