PERSPECTIVES ON VEHICLE CRASH COMPATIBILITY AND RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER SAFETY CRITERIA

A study of accident data for vehicle-to-vehicle collisions shows that for injuries of AIS equal to or greater than 3, significant portions of vehicles' front structures are involved in the crash, both in frontal and in side impacts. Analysis presented here also shows that most of the LTV-to-car crashes are side impacts and that these side impacts account for 57 percent of the total harm associated with LTV-to-car crashes. These frontal and side impacts between LTVs and cars are further divided by the location and the direction of impact. It has been shown earlier that the use of fixed barriers as test devices for crashworthiness is likely to lead to front structures of larger vehicles being designed for higher force levels than the front structures of smaller vehicles, the overall effect being decreased crash compatibility between vehicles. The effect of the side impact barrier, used for compliance with dynamic FMVSS 214, as shown by updated data, is again observed to be improved compatibility between vehicles of different sizes. For the covering abstract see ITRD E825082.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF JAPAN

  1-3-1, KASUMIGASEKI, CHIYODA-KU
  TOKYO,   Japan  100-8901
• Authors:
  • VERMA, M K
  • LAVELLE, J P
  • LANGE, R C
• Publication Date: 2003-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 7 p.
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF 18TH INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON THE ENHANCED SAFETY OF VEHICLES, HELD NAGOYA, JAPAN, 19-22 MAY 2003
  • Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Conferences; Crash tests; Crashes; Deformation; Delivery vehicles; Frontal crashes; Motor vehicle bodies; Side crashes; Size
• Uncontrolled Terms: Front
• ITRD Terms: 1356: Body (car); 1243: Car; 1631: Collision; 8525: Conference; 5595: Deformation; 1234: Delivery vehicle; 9014: Dimension; 9025: Front; 1640: Head on collision; 1648: Impact test (crash); 1630: Side impact
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Motor Carriers; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00987334
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 3 2005 12:00AM