In-depth study of front seat occupants in accidents in relation to seat-belt use of rear seat passengers
- Sedan type vehicles in which adult rear seat passengers were present and which were involved in frontal collisions were investigated, and the influence of unbelted rear seat passengers on the injuries of front seat occupants was studied. Unbelted rear seat passengers move forward during impact. It was observed that there were not only cases in which front seat occupants sustained injuries caused by direct contact with rear seat passengers, but also cases where front seat occupants received severe injuries due to additional force from rear seat passengers, either impacting directly or indirectly as a result of deformation of the front seat. Severe injuries of front seat occupants were observed in the latter cases. This research validates the importance of seat-belt use for rear seat passengers, not only to protect themselves but also to mitigate injuries of front seat occupants.
Verfasserangaben: | M. Shimamura, K. Okamura, H. Ohashi, M. Yamazaki |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:opus-bast-4188 |
Dokumentart: | Konferenzveröffentlichung |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Veröffentlichung (online): | 01.08.2012 |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2005 |
Beteiligte Körperschaft: | Institute for Traffic Accident Research and Data Analysis <Tokyo> |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 01.08.2012 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | Fahrer; Fahrzeug; Fahrzeugsitz; Frontalzusammenstoß; Hinten; Insasse; Konferenz; Schweregrad (Unfall, Verletzung); Sicherheitsgurt; Verletzung; Vorn Conference; Driver; Front; Head on collision; Injury; Rear; Safety belt; Seat (veh); Severity (accid, injury); Vehicle; Vehicle occupant |
Quelle: | 1st International Conference on ESAR "Expert Symposium on Accident Research", S. 274-281 |
Institute: | Sonstige / Sonstige |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 36 Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste / 360 Soziale Probleme und Sozialdienste; Verbände |
collections: | BASt-Beiträge / ITRD Sachgebiete / 80 Unfallforschung |
BASt-Beiträge / ITRD Sachgebiete / 84 Personenschäden | |
BASt-Beiträge / Tagungen / International Conference on ESAR / 1st International Conference on ESAR | |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | BASt / Link zum Urhebergesetz |