SCIENCE PREVAILS

Debate about testing at 25 vs 30 mph with unbelted dummies dominates the air bag rulemaking process. After months of consideration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) decided to go with the 25 mph test speed. This article discusses the reasons for the choice.

• Record URL:
  http://www.highwaysafety.org/sr/pdfs/sr3506.pdf
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/0018988X
• Corporate Authors:

  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

  1005 North Glebe Road
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Publication Date: 2000-6-17

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Status Report
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
  • ISSN: 0018-988X
  • Serial URL: https://www.iihs.org/status-report/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Dummies; Speed; Testing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00799291
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 29 2000 12:00AM