Side Impacts and Improved Occupant Protection

New Car Assessment Programs (NCAP) in Australia, Europe, Japan and the USA are giving increasing attention to the protection of vehicle occupants in side impact crashes. The authors review the range of crash tests that are available or are under development for assessing side impact protection, together with the types of vehicle that exists in each market. Real world crashes in the region are reviewed to determine the suitability or influence of existing occupant protection features in reducing injury. The potential benefits of the Australian NCAP consumer crash test program are presented to publicly demonstrate improved side impact protection in reducing injury. The results of recent pole crash tests conducted by the ANCAP are described in terms of a new strategy for improving side occupant protection.

• Record URL:
  http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-01/esv/esv19/05-0228-W.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Coxon, Chris
  • Paine, Michael
  • Haley, Jack
• 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: Figures; Photos; 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: Countermeasures; Crash tests; Highway safety; Injuries; Occupant protection devices; Side crashes; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Vehicle safety; Vehicles by motive power; Vehicles by speed; Vehicles by weight
• Identifier Terms: New Car Assessment Program
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Europe; Japan; United States
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01070917
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 05-0228
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 2007 11:30AM