To reduce fatalities and injuries due to fire in motor vehicle crashes, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 301 was issued. The Standard, which applies to passenger cars, light trucks, and school buses, prescribes impact test requirements aimed at reducing the chances of fuel-fed fires caused by fuel system breaching in vehicle crashes. The study is an evaluation of the effectiveness, benefits, and costs of fuel system improvements made in response to the Standard. It is based on analysis of on-road crash data from 5 States, FARS, and on information supplied by automobile manufacturers.
Motor Vehicle Fires in Traffic Crashes and the Effects of the Fuel System Integrity Standard
1990
298 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Vehicle safety standards , Motor vehicle accidents , Vehicle fires , Fuel system failures , Fatality rates , Accident reports , Statistical analysis , Injuries , Safety engineering , Fuel tank standards , Fuel tank rupture , Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 301
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