STYLING VS. SAFETY. THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY, 1900-1966

The evolution of safety considerations in automobile design and construction is traced from its earliest origins. The history of this evolution is considered in eight chapters: The safety of the First American Automobile; The Impact of the Annual Model Change on the Design of the American Automobile; The Safety Deficiencies Created by the Annual Model Changes; The "Horsepower Race" and Its Impact on Automotive Safety; The Reaction of the Automobile Industry to the Problem of Traffic Accidents; The Automobile Industry and the Highway Safety Movement; The Origins of Automobile Design for Crash Protection; and "Safety Doesn't Sell": The Development of Safety Research in the Automobile Industry.

• Corporate Authors:

  University Press of America, Incorporated

  4720 Boston Way
  Lanham, MD  United States  20706
• Authors:
  • Eastman, J W
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Pagination: 280 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile industry; Crashworthiness; Highway safety; Research; Traffic crashes; Vehicle design; Vehicle performance; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389169
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 634
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 28 1984 12:00AM