Beginning September 1, 1993, all light trucks (pickup trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles) were required to meet a crush resistance standard for side doors. Data from calendar years 1989 through 2001 of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) were used to determine the effectiveness of changes made by vehicle manufacturers to meet this standard. Effectiveness was determined by comparing changes in the number of fatalities in side impacts relative to those in frontal impacts. Three analysis techniques were applied to the data. First, simple ratios of side-impact to frontal crash fatalities were computed, with comparisons made between vehicles with and without side door beams. Second, side impact fatality rates per one thousand vehicle registration years were determined, with vehicles separated according to whether they were manufactured before or after side door beam installation. Finally, a regression analysis of the ratio of side-impacts to frontal fatalities as a function of the presence of side door beams was done. The effectiveness of side door beams for front outboard occupants was estimated to be 19 percent in all single vehicle side impacts, which would result in the saving of 151 lives in those type crashes if all light trucks were equipped with the side beams.


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    Title :

    Evaluation of FMVSS 214 Side Impact Protection for Light Trucks: Crush Resistance Requirements for Side Doors


    Contributors:
    M. C. Walz (author)

    Publication date :

    2004


    Size :

    54 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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