The report contains the results of a side impact crash test involving a 1984 Honda Civic Si and an eccentric loader breakaway cable guardrail terminal (ELT). The test was performed at the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory located in McLean, Virginia. The automobile impacted the ELT at 32 mph (51.5 km/h) on the driver's side door. The test data indicate that the hypothetical driver of this vehicle would be subjected to acceptably low values of impact velocity with the vehicle interior, ridedown accelerations, and head accelerations. The extensive intrusion of the passenger compartment, however, would place the occupant in such a collision at grave risk of serious injury.
Side Impact Crash Testing: Thirty MPH Side Impact of a Honda Civic Si and an Eccentric Loader Breakaway Cable Terminal
1992
44 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Guardrail impact tests , Accident research , Side impact tests , Crushing , Impact forces , Crash phase , Deformation , Crashworthiness , Crush tests , Barrier collision tests , Damage , Human body kinematics , Acceleration , Vehicle dynamics , 1984 Honda Civic Si