Pedestrian and cyclist motion during impact determines which body regions are injured and the sources of these injuries. Furthermore, both pedestrians and cyclists are projected substantial distances during impact and the total projection distance is frequently used for accident reconstruction purposes (Chapter 4). However fundamentally, the movement of pedestrians and cyclists during and after vehicle impact is key to understanding the resulting injury mechanisms and for informing improved vehicle design (Chapter 10). The kinematics of pedestrian and cyclist impacts are characterised by a large degree of variability. This is compounded by the fact that 79% of pedestrians and almost all cyclists were reported to be in motion at impact [1, 2]. However, there is generally insufficient evidence available following an accident to determine these complex movements, and therefore high speed videos of staged tests using crash dummies or cadavers struck by vehicle fronts are often used to record the kinematics of these impacts.
Pedestrian and Cyclist Impact Kinematics
2009-01-01
19 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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