STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FMVSS 202: HEAD RESTRAINTS

This is the task three report of the statistical evaluation of FMVSS 202: Head Restraints. The evaluation was carried out using data from the National Crash Severity Study (NCSS) on drivers and right front seat passengers involved in rear-end crashes. Using data on the 3,380 such occupants, injury rates were estimated for those with integral head restraints, adjustable head restraints, and no head restraint. Three characterizations of injury were considered; (1) Whiplash symptoms or specific injury to the neck; (b) Overall injury at an AIS level of one or greater; and (c) Overall injury at an AIS level of two or greater.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Highway Safety Research Center
  Chapel Hill, NC  United States  27599
• Authors:
  • Stewart, J R
• Publication Date: 1980-8

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 48 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deployable head restraints; Headrests; Rear end crashes; Safety equipment; Statistical analysis; Whiplash
• Identifier Terms: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
• Old TRIS Terms: National crash severity study
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00610865
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HSRC-PR122
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-8-02014
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1991 12:00AM