Collision types and characteristics of bus accident : their consequences for the bus passengers and the accident opponent.

Author(s)
Langwieder, K. Danner, M. & Hummel, T.
Year
Abstract

The omnibus occupies an important position in the traffic scene in the Federal Republic of Germany;this paper furnishes statistical data on this fact.In the light of the National Statistics, it is deduced that the risk of being killed or seriously injured as the occupant of a bus is low.This study covers 97 bus accidents in a collision in which occupants were injured; for the bus occupants, the risk of injury is given dependent on the accident opponent and kind of collision.

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Library number
B 27341 (In: B 27275 [electronic version only]) /84 /91 / IRRD 801607
Source

In: 10th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles, Oxford, England, July 1-4, 1985, p. 585-594, 6 ref.

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