In the paper the effects that three different mass distributions of Finnish passenger cars fleet could have on collision safety is presented. The estimations are based on the driver fatality and injury risk rates, which were determined as a function of type and mass categories of the both vehicles collided and which were corrected in accordance with the drivers age and gender. It is known that heavy mass of a car protects the occupants of its own and increases aggressiveness. The most essential from the aspect of traffic safety work is still the combination of those, the overall collision safety. The overall safety, particularly concerning the most severe consequences, could be improved by replacing the very lightest car fleet with cars of heavier mass. In terms of fatalities the benefits would be obtained only in crashes involving a passenger car and a van or a truck. Also the most remarkable reductions in the drivers injury risk due to heavier passenger car fleet would be achieved in a collisions with a van or truck. However, the increase in the passenger car fleet average mass simultaneously leads to a greater number of injuries in those heavier opposite vehicles.
The role of the car fleet mass in overall collision safety
Die Rolle der Masse des Fahrzeugparks in der gesamten Kollisionssicherheit
1996
9 Seiten, 3 Bilder, 10 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
The Role of the Car Fleet Mass in Overall Collision Safety
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1996
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