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Intrusion and the aggressivity of light duty trucks in side impact crashes
- The increase in light duty trucks (LDT) on the road in the US is a safety concern because of their aggressivity, or risk they present to occupants of cars, especially in side impacts. We use FARS data to look at fatality trends in frontal and side impacts between cars and LDT. FARS data is also used to determine risk, or fatalities per registered vehicle, imposed on car drivers from other vehicle types. We use NASS CDS data to investigate sources of serious injuries in vehicles with side impact. These sources of injury are categorized into three major groups: 1) contact without intrusion, 2) contact with intrusion, and 3) restraints. We find a greater fraction of intrusion related injuries in cars struck on their side by SUV or pick-up trucks than when they are struck by other cars.
Verfasserangaben: | D. Patel, M. Ross, C. Compton, T Wenzel |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:opus-bast-4082 |
Dokumentart: | Konferenzveröffentlichung |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Veröffentlichung (online): | 01.08.2012 |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2007 |
Beteiligte Körperschaft: | University of Michigan <Ann Arbor> / Department of Physics |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 01.08.2012 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | Frontalzusammenstoß; Geländefahrzeug; Konferenz; Lieferfahrzeug; PKW; Risikobewertung; Seitlicher Zusammenstoß; Tödlicher Unfall; Ursache; Verletzung Car; Cause; Conference; Delivery vehicle; Head on collision; Injury; Lorry; Risk assessment; Side impact; Sport utility vehicle; Vehicle occupant; fatality |
Bemerkung: | Weitere beteiligte Körperschaft: Transportation Research Institute <Ann Arbor>; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory <Berkeley, Calif.> |
Quelle: | 2nd International Conference on ESAR "Expert Symposium on Accident Research", S. 222-227 |
Institute: | Sonstige / Sonstige |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 36 Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste / 360 Soziale Probleme und Sozialdienste; Verbände |
collections: | BASt-Beiträge / ITRD Sachgebiete / 83 Unfall und Mensch |
BASt-Beiträge / Tagungen / International Conference on ESAR / 2nd International Conference on ESAR | |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | BASt / Link zum Urhebergesetz |