INJURIES TO PEDESTRIANS IN REAL ACCIDENTS AND THEIR RELATION TO COLLISION AND CAR CHARACTERISTICS

Results with regard too accident and injury characteristics of pedestrians are presented on a basis off 3,000 real world accidents. Head and leg injuries are predominant pedestrian injuries. The influence of pedestrian age was clearly confirmed. Typical innfluence of car form on injury incidence was found. Pedestrian overall injury severity was about balanced, with some advantage for the "v" form as compared to the "pontoon" form. Typical differences exist with regard to individual body areas. Results suggest that pedestrian safety in car collisions can be positively influenced by measures of vehicle technology and by optimization of car front structures.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings from the 23rd Stapp Car Crash Conference, held in San Diego, California, October 17-19, 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • DANNER, M
  • LANGWIEDER, K
  • Wachter, W
• Conference:
  • Proceedings from the 23rd Stapp Car Crash Conference, held in San Diego, California, October 17-19, 1979.
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 161-198

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Crash severity; Head; Injuries; Leg; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00317011
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: P-82
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1980 12:00AM