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The improvement of passive car security devices led to a reduction of injuries, especially of the head, the neck and the torso mainly due to the airbag function. The passenger's foot and ankle could not profit from this development. Some investigators even reported a progression of leg injuries (1). In this study, we investigated a current collective of patients with foot and ankle fractures or severe soft tissue injuries in relation with defined crash parameters. Special interest was paid to the car's footwell.
Als wichtiger Teil der Infrastruktur ist es Aufgabe der Straße, durch ein einheitlich gutes Qualitätsniveau die Mobilität zu sichern und damit die Voraussetzungen für wirtschaftliche Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten zu gewährleisten. Durch die ungünstige Verteilung der Altersstruktur, die kontinuierlich zunehmende Verkehrsbelastung, insbesondere des Schwerlastverkehrs, sowie knappe finanzielle Ressourcen kann diese Aufgabe jedoch nur noch durch eine systematische Straßenerhaltung und die netzweite Optimierung der Erhaltungsplanung erfüllt werden. Mit der Entwicklung und Einführung der Richtlinien für die Planung von Erhaltungsmaßnahmen an Straßenbefestigungen (RPE-Stra 01), der koordinierten Erhaltungsplanung (KEP) von Fahrbahn und Bauwerken sowie der regelmäßigen bundesweiten Zustandserfassung und -bewertung (ZEB) sind bereits wesentliche Voraussetzungen und Grundlagen hierfür geschaffen worden. Ein weiterer Schritt in Richtung Optimierung der Erhaltungsplanung ist die Entwicklung und Anwendung der Management Systeme PMS und BMS. Das für die Fahrbahnen entwickelte Pavement Management System (PMS) unterstützt einerseits bereits wesentlich die mittelfristige Erhaltungsplanung der Bundesländer und kann andererseits den Bedarf an Erhaltungsmitteln durch einen Vergleich verschiedener Szenarien abschätzen und sehr anschaulich verdeutlichen. Die kontinuierlich zunehmende Anzahl notwendiger Erhaltungsmaßnahmen erfordert künftig jedoch noch weitere Strategien, die insbesondere auf verkehrlich hoch belasteten Strecken die baustellenbedingten Verkehrsbehinderungen möglichst gering halten.
Nowadays airbags are part of the standard equipment in almost all new cars. While airbags are saving an increasing number of people from severe injuries and death in moderate and high speed crashes, they do not completely prevent dashboard injuries. The most common mechanism in dashboard injuries is a posteriorly directed force to the proximal tibia with the knee flexed. This may occur during a motor vehicle frontal impact accident when a knee of the driver or the front-seat passenger strikes the dashboard. The posterior force can be combined with a abducting or rotational force leading to concomitant lateral or posterolateral injury. Car and airbag manufacturers therefore develop special inflatable systems to reduce the impact force in dashboard injuries. Every new inflatable system, however, has to be evaluated in out of position situations in which the system might cause injuries to certain body areas. Therefore, we investigated a new kneebag system in different critical seating positions of post mortem test subjects (PMTS). The tested knee airbag module is a folded airbag (18 litre volume) which is installed below the lower section of the instrument panel of a passenger car. Using four PMTS (2 male, 2 female, age 36"67) the following positions were tested: normal seating position, knee flexed >90 degrees and knee flexed <60 degrees in static deployment tests with direct contact. In addition a dynamic test (48.8kph, AAMA-pulse) was carried out with the PMTS belted in a normal seating position. The inflation phase and the impact of the system on the knee/lower leg were analysed by high speed videos. After the test the lower legs of the PMTS were examined by Xray and autopsy. All soft tissue injuries and bone fractures were recorded. All the tests could be evaluated. Except some superficial skin lesions in the impact area no fracture of the bones around the knee and no knee ligament and tendon injuries were observed. Neither video analysis nor autopsy of the PMTS showed any critical contact injuries caused by the inflation process of the bag. Therefore, it can be concluded that in the tested seating positions which are the most critical for the knee area the knee bag system is safe.
In einer Quer-/Längsschnittstudie wurde die Fahrradhelmnutzung und deren Determinanten an zwei Schülerkohorten und weiteren Kontrollgruppen in zwei Befragungswellen in den Jahren 2000 und 2003 untersucht. Die Studie soll klären, inwiefern der zu beobachtenden altersbezogene Rückgang der Helmtragequote ein Resultat eines Alterseffekts oder eines Generationseffekts darstellt. Darüber hinaus sollen wesentliche Einflussgrößen der Fahrradhelmnutzung in den untersuchten Altersstufen identifiziert werden. In mehreren Schulen der Stadt Dortmund wurden persönliche Interviews mit Schülern und Lehrern sowie schriftliche Befragungen der jeweiligen Eltern durchgeführt. In jeder Befragungswelle wurden Schüler der ersten, vierten, fünften und achten Klassen untersucht. Ein Teil der im Jahr 2000 interviewten Kinder und Eltern wurde nochmals im Jahr 2003 befragt. Im Wesentlichen zeigte sich, dass der bundesweit regelmäßig sowie in dieser Studie zu beobachtende Rückgang der Helmtragequote mit zunehmendem Alter vor allem ab etwa 13 Jahren relevant wird und alters- nicht aber generationsbedingt ist. Als Haupteinflussfaktoren der Helmnutzung beim Radfahren konnten - Einstellung, Verhalten und Gebote der Eltern, - Einstellung und Verhalten der Peer Group, - die Helmgestaltung und -passung sowie - die persönliche Einstellung und Risikobereitschaft identifiziert werden. Die persönliche Einstellung zum Helmtragen wird durch - das Verhalten und die antizipierte Einstellung der Freunde zu Helmträgern, - das Modellverhalten von Begleitpersonen bei Radfahrten, - die Helmgestaltung und -passung sowie - bei jüngeren Kindern die Risikobereitschaft determiniert. Aus den Ergebnissen lassen sich " überwiegend sozial- und lernpsychologisch orientierte " Maßnahmen zur Steigerung der Helmtragequote ableiten.
Active safety systems are aimed at accident prevention, hence the knowledge required for their development is different from that required for passive safety systems aimed at injury prevention. Particularly, knowledge about accident causation is required. When looking at existing accident causation data, it is argued it fails to explain in sufficient detail how and why the accidents occur. Therefore, there is a need for detailed micro-level descriptions of accident causation mechanisms, and also of methodologies suitable for creating such descriptions. One study addressing these needs is the Swedish project FICA (Factors Influencing the Causation of Accidents and Incidents), where an accident investigation methodology suitable for active safety is developed, and in-depth accident investigations following this methodology are carried out on-scene in the area of Gothenburg by a multidisciplinary team. A preliminary aggregated analysis of different cases shows that the methodology developed is adequate for pointing out common contributing factors and devising principal countermeasures.
Am Institut für Straßenwesen der TU Braunschweig steht der Prototyp einer Triaxialprüfmaschine zur Verfügung, die durch eine Druckzelle mit schwellendem Axial- und Radialdruck geeignet ist, den Verformungswiderstand bei Wärme für unterschiedliche Asphaltarten zu beschreiben. Mit dieser Forschungsarbeit wurde zunächst die Festlegung von Höhe und Zeitpunkt des schwellenden Radialdrucks überprüft und eine Methode entwickelt, die unabhängig von der Asphaltart oder -sorte einen materialabhängigen Radialdruck bestimmt. In einer ersten Phase wurden ein AB 0/11, SMA 0/11 S, ABi 0/16, OPA 0/8 und ein GA 0/8 untersucht. Die Auswertung zeigt, dass der Einfluss der zeitlichen Verschiebung von Axial- und Radialdruck nicht vernachlässigt werden darf, auch wenn sie nur in wenigen Fällen signifikant ist. Die Probekörperherstellung liefert für mittels Gyrator hergestellte Probekörper und Marshall-Probekörper geringere Verformungen, als Bohrkerne aus walzsektorverdichteten Platten. Probekörper mit einer Höhe von 80 mm - oder zusammengeklebt aus 2x40 mm - weisen höhere Verformungen auf, als solche mit 60 mm Höhe. In einer zweiten Phase wurden vier Walzasphalte untersucht. Dabei wurde die Prüftemperatur von bisher + 40 -°C auf + 50 -°C erhöht, was keine Auswirkungen auf die entwickelte Methode zur Ermittlung des Radialdrucks hatte. Eine Erhöhung des Bindemittelgehaltes und die Verwendung von polymermodifiziertem Bindemittel statt Straßenbaubitumen können für einen AB 0/11 S und einen ABi 0/16 S nachgewiesen werden, wogegen ein SMA 0/11 S mit seinem ausgeprägten Korngerüst keinen Einfluss zeigt. Ein Verdichtungsgrad des SMA 0/11 S von 98,6 % zeigt keinen Einfluss, während bei 97,1 % eine signifikante Erhöhung der Verformung ermittelt wurde. Zusammenfassend steht ein Prüfverfahren zur Verfügung, welches alle Walzasphaltarten - auch den offenporigen Asphalt - praxisnah und materialgerecht ansprechen kann und zu plausiblen Ergebnissen führt. Gussasphalte können auf Grund von erheblich höheren Stützdrücken nur bedingt angesprochen werden.
This contribution introduces a number of psychological methods of analysis that are based on the practice-oriented collection of information directly at the site of an accident and that allow for an analysis and coding of the accident causes. Investigation examples and examples of the data combinations with basic medical and technical data are outlined. Objective of the collection is the inter-disciplinary investigation of human factors in the causes of accidents ("human-factor-analysis"). The psychological data are incorporated according to an integrative model for accident causes based on empiric algorithms in the data base of the accident research, where the clustered evaluation potential of comprehensive factors of the accident development can be illustrated. The central theoretical concept for the basic model of the progress of the accident from a psychological point of view comprises psychological indicators for the evaluation of the site of the accident for the analysis of the perception conditions as well as a classification of the gleaned data into the accident progress model according to chronological and local criteria. Perception conditions, action intentions and executions as well as conditions limiting perception and actions are acquired, using a questionnaire for persons involved in an accident, and are also integrated into the data structure concerning weighted feature characteristics as well as combined with other relevant features. Suitable systematization tools for the collection and coding of psychological accident development parameters have to be provided, which require primarily a model image of the corresponding processes from the persons involved in the accident (perceptions, expectations, decisions, actions). The interactive accident model contains components of the models by KÜTING 1990, MC DONALD 1972, SURREY 1969 and RASMUSSEN 1980. Based on the inter-action of the three partial systems "person", "vehicle" and "environment", the first step is the assessment of the situation by the persons involved in the accident. This is dependent on the personal attitudes and motives, on experiences and expectations concerning the progress of the situation. Subsequently, data concerning the manner of the coping with the ambiguous state as well as with the instable state (emergency reaction immediately before the accident occurs) are collected. The factors relating to the persons involved in the accident are gathered on several levels using corresponding questionnaires. The coding of the found and collected characteristics is conducted in a multidimensional evaluation relating to the technical results of the accident reconstruction and of the psychological classification, which are subsequently integrated in coded form into the data base of the accident research. The result of this analysis is a description of the development of the accident depicted on a chronological vector from a perception and decision theoretical perspective. This is explained in detail using exemplary cases.
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) aims to prevent the lateral instability of a vehicle. Linked to the braking and powertrain systems, it prevents the car from running wide on a corner or the rear from sliding out. It also helps the driver control his trajectory, without replacing him, in the case of loss of control where the driver is performing an emergency manoeuvrer (confused and exaggerated steering wheel actions). A new ESP function optimizes ESP action in curves with hard under steering (situations in which the front wheels lose grip and the vehicle slides towards the outside of the curve). A complementary feature prevents the wheels from spinning when pulling away and accelerating. The name given to the ESP system varies according to the vehicle manufacturer, but other terms include: active stability control (ASC), automotive stability management system (ASMS), dynamic stability control (DSC), vehicle dynamic control (VDC), vehicle stability control (VSC) or electronic stability Control (ESC). This paper proposes an evaluation of the effectiveness of ESP in terms of reduction of injur accidents in France. The method consists of 3 steps: - The identification, in the French National injury accident census (Gendarmerie Nationale only), of accident-involved cars for which the determination of whether or not the car was fitted with ESP is possible. A sample of 1 356 cars involved in injury accidents occurred in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 was then selected. But we had to restrict the analysis to only 588 Renault Lagunas. - The identification of accident situations for which we can determine whether or not ESP is pertinent (for example ESP is pertinent for loss of control accidents whilst it is not for cars pulling out of a junction). - The calculation, via a logistic regression, of the relative risk of being involved in an ESPpertinent accident for ESP equipped cars versus unequipped cars, divided by the relative risk of being involved in a non ESP-pertinent accident for ESP equipped cars versus unequipped cars. This relative risk is assumed to be the best estimator of ESP effectiveness. The arguments for such a method, effectiveness indicator and implicit hypothesis are presented and discussed in the paper. Based on a few assumptions, ESP is proved to be highly effective. Currently, the relative risk of being involved in an ESP pertinent accident for ESP-equipped cars is lower (-44%, although not statistically significant)rnthan for other cars.rn
This paper describes the methodology of In-Depth Investigation in Germany on the example of GIDAS (German In-Depth Accident Study). Since 1999 in Germany a joint project between FAT (Forschungsvereinigung Automobiltechnik or Automotive Industry Research Association) and BASt (Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen or the Federal Road Research Institute) is being carried out in Hannover and Dresden. The methodology of this project is based on a statistically orientated procedure of data sampling (sampling plan, weighting factors). The paper describes the possibilities of such in-depth investigation on the results of the offered title. The accident cases were collected randomly within GIDAS at Hannover. There are more cases existing from previous investigation started in 1985 under the same methodology. The portion of rollovers can be established at 3.7% of all accidents with casualties in the year 2000. For the study 434 cases of car accidents with rollovers are used for a detail comprehensive analysis. The accidents happened in the years 1994 to 2000 in the Hannover area. The injury distribution will report about 741 occupants with rollover accident event. The presented paper will give an overview of the accident situations following in rollover movements of cars. The distributions of injury frequencies, injury severity AIS for the whole body and for the body regions of occupants will be presented and compared to technical details like the impact speed and the deformation pattern. The speed of the car was determined at the point of rollover and on the point of accident initiency. The characteristics of the kinematics followed in a rollover movement are analyzed and the major defined types of rollover will be shown in the paper. The paper will describe the possibilities of In-Depth Investigation methods for the approach of finding countermeasures on the example of car accidents with rollover and explaining the biomechanics of injuries in rollover movements.
Nigeria ranks one of the highest countries in the world with the largest accident, especially when measured by whiplash associated disorders, whereas, traffic safety education rate, data and information been widely known as preventive indicators have been grossly neglected. In Nigeria, traffic safety enlightenment, awareness, political understanding and appreciation of the problem's magnitude are lacking. This study, therefore, seeks to understand and document the fact that accident causation factors in Nigeria relate more to the problem of development, poverty, knowledge and education as evidenced in most other developing countries. Among the primary accident causation factors on Nigerian roads are: - lack of a transportation system or multi-model integration - sub-standard and obsolete vehicles and road furniture - poor road maintenance, investment and engineering management - paucity of road users' and drivers' knowledge, skill, enlightenment and education of the road Use This paper submits that Nigeria being a developing nation requires purely primitive strategies being cost effective (health wise) than curative measures. It is in this light that an enduring, comprehensive and sustainable traffic safety educational programmes information base and data inventory, analysis and implementations form the focus of this study. This effort will provide basic guidelines framework and implementation procedure for a successful prevention of whiplash associated disorder resulting from road traffic crashes in Nigeria and other parts of the world.