Occupant Protection in Far Side Crashes

Regulations and interventions to protect far side occupants in side impact crashes do not currently exist, even though these occupants account for up to 40% of harm in real world side impact crashes. To address this, a comprehensive international research program has been assembled involving many of the world’s experts in side impact protection and biomechanics. Seven work-tasks are outlined for conducting this research, which is due to be completed by the end of 2007.

• Record URL:
  http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-01/esv/esv19/05-0299-O.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Fildes, Brian
  • Linder, Astrid
  • Douglas, Clay
  • Digges, Kennerly
  • Morgan, Richard M
  • Pintar, Frank A
  • Yogandan, Narayan
  • Gabler, Hampton Clay
  • Duma, Stefan M
  • Stitzel, Joel D
  • Bostrom, Ola
  • Sparke, Laurie
  • Smith, Stuart
  • Newland, Craig
• Conference:
  • 19th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV)
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2005-6-6 to 2005-6-9
• Publication Date: 2005-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 6p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings - 19th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV), Washington, D.C., June 6-9, 2005

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biophysics; Crash injury research; Occupant protection devices; Side crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Far-side occupants
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01066410
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 05-0299
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 13 2007 3:39PM