The test report documents a crash test that was conducted for research and development in support of reducing heavy truck aggressiveness. The test was conducted with a 1988 Ford Taurus 4-door sedan, VIN 1FABP5OUXJG112324, at the Transportation Research Center Inc. on May 29, 1992. The test vehicle was impacted in the front at 35 degrees by the heavy truck. The struck vehicle contained ten accelerometers and one instrumented Hybrid III driver dummy.
Reducing Heavy Truck Aggressiveness Moving Heavy Truck into a 1988 Ford Taurus 4-Door Sedan at 64.9 KPH
1992
128 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Vehicle vehicle impact tests , Accident research , Crashworthiness , Trucks , Heavy duty vehicles , Angle impact tests , Collisions , Occupant kinematics , Crash phase , Dummies , Impact forces , Vehicle kinematics , Accident simulation , 1988 Ford Taurus