Approximately 1000 heavy truck occupants are killed in crashes every year. Most of these occur in accidents involving combination-unit trucks. The report identifies the key vehicle-related factors which play a contributing role in causing those fatalities. They are: rollover and ejection; secondary impacts with cab interior surfaces, especially steering wheels; cab deformation and occupant entrapment; and, non-cargo related fires. The report describes research agendas that could be pursued to develop improved: restraint system; methods to attenuate occupant impacts with interior surfaces, especially steering wheels; cabs, designed to enhance their structural integrity; and, methods of preventing post-crash fires.


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    Title :

    Truck Occupant Protection


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    120 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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