The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is conducting a research program to investigate the crash compatibility of passenger cars, light trucks and vans (LTVs) in vehicle-to-vehicle collisions. NHTSA has conducted a series of eight full-scale vehicle-to-vehicle crash tests to evaluate vehicle compatibility issues. Tests were conducted using four bullet vehicles representing different vehicle classes striking a mid-size sedan in both side and oblique frontal crash configurations. The test results show a good correlation between vehicle aggressivity metrics and injury parameters measured in the struck car for the frontal offset tests, but not for the side impact tests.
NHTSA's Vehicle Compatibility Research Program
2002
7 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Crashes , Motor vehicle accidents , Impact tests , Compatibility , Traffic safety , Crash tests , Accident analysis , Passenger cars , Accident reports , Crashworthiness , Collision avoidance , Accident reduction , Sensors , Crash avoidance warning systems , Safety devices , Injuries , Motor vehicles , Criteria , Research programs
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