PICKUP AND VAN SIDE STRUCTURE BASELINE ASSESSMENT TESTS 1, 2, AND 3 VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE 60 DEGREE LEFT SIDE IMPACT

The objective of these tests was to provide baseline data for unmodified pickup trucks and vans when involved in 60 degree left side vehicle-to-vehicle impact crashes. For these tests, the target vehicle was stationary and set at 60 degree to the line of travel of the bullet vehicle. The target vehicle was struck one inch rearward of the left DOR. The bullet vehicles for all three tests were 1978 Chevrolet Impala 4-Door Sedans. The target vehicles were as follows: 1978 Chevrolet C-10 Pickup, 1978 Ford Courier Pickup, and 1978 Ford E-150 Econoline Van.

• Corporate Authors:

  Dynamic Science

  1850 West Pinnacle Peak Road
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85027

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Cropper, R
• Publication Date: 1979-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 265 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anatomical models; Charts; Crash tests; Crashes; Doors; Pickup trucks; Safety; Side crashes; Tables (Data); Testing; Trucks; Vans
• Old TRIS Terms: Pickups
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00318501
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 3053-79-196 Final Rpt., HS-805 442
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-8-01942
• Files: HSL, NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 27 1982 12:00AM