Rear occupants are generally considered to sustain less severe injuries in frontal car impacts compared with front occupants. Contrary to this thesis, in 2009, in a serious accident involving two passenger cars took place in Austria in which three children seated in the rear were fatally injured in a frontal collision. Based on this car accident, the present study was performed to gain a better understanding of rear occupants' injury mechanisms and potential improvements to rear-seat restraint system. The study employed a validated numerical model that shows that loads and injury criteria can be reduced by up to 70%. Also, national accident databases have been analysed. The accidentology indicates that children restrained by the vehicle rear belt are fatally injured only approximately two times more frequently than children using a child restraint system. The investigation indicates that the protection level offered to children aged 6-14 does not match the high protection level available for adults and for children up to six.


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    Title :

    Case study of a frontal car accident involving three fatally injured children


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    Publication date :

    2012


    Size :

    17 Seiten




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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