The authors investigated whether the rating obtained in the EuroNCAP test procedures correlates with injury protection to vehicle occupants in real crashes using data in the UK Cooperative Crash Injury Study (CCIS) database from 1996 to 2005. Multivariate Poisson regression models were developed, using the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) score by body region as the dependent variable and the EuroNCAP score for that particular body region, seat belt use, mass ratio and Equivalent Test Speed (ETS) as independent variables. The models identified statistically significant relationships between injury severity and safety belt use, mass ratio and ETS. The authors could not identify any statistically significant relationships between the EuroNCAP body region scores and real injury outcome except for the protection to pelvis-femur-knee in frontal impacts where scoring 'green' is significantly better than scoring 'yellow' or 'red'.
An evaluation of the EuroNCAP crash test safety ratings in the real world
Bewertung des EuroNCAP Crash Tests zur Einstufung der Sicherheit in der realen Welt
2007
18 Seiten, 11 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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