The dramatic increase in the use of pickup trucks and vans over the past few years raises some questions about the performance of these vehicles with regard to safety. This study, using data mainly from the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS), indicates that these vehicles are not demonstrably less safe than are passenger cars. There remain, however, some unresolved issues with regard to the patterns of use and the degree of protection that these vehicles offer their occupants.


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    Titel :

    Recent Trends in Van and Small Truck Safety


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Beteiligte:
    O'Day, James (Autor:in) / Kaplan, Richard (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    1979 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition ; 1979



    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.02.1979




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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