SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION IN PRODUCTION VEHICLES. MDB-TO-CAR SIDE IMPACT OF A 26 DEGREE CRABBED MOVING DEFORMABLE BARRIER TO A 1981 HONDA CIVIC AT 33.5 MPH. TEST REPORT

The report documents one of ten crash tests conducted to evaluate side impact protection in various vehicle models. Testing was conducted on a 1981 Honda Civic 4-door sedan at the TRCO Crash Test Facility in Ohio. The test vehicle was impacted on the left side by a moving deformable barrier, crabbed to 26 deg, at 33.5 mph. The test was a simulation of a 90 deg intersection collision with the striking vehicle travelling at a 30 mph and the struck vehicle travelling at 15 mph. Occupant responses of two side impact dummies were measured. One dummy was located in the driver's designated seating position and one was located in the left rear seating position. The test date was April 12, 1985 and the ambient temperature was 70 deg F.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Vehicle Research and Test Center, P.O. Box 37
  East Liberty, OH  United States  43319
• Authors:
  • Stultz, J C
• Publication Date: 1985-5

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 157 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Crash tests; Dummies; Side crashes; Standards; Temperature; Vehicle safety; Vehicle tests
• Identifier Terms: Honda automobile; Honda Civic
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers; Deformable barriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491019
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: 850412, HS-807 001
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1990 12:00AM