This is the report of the Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles held in Melbourne, Australia 13-16 May 1996. The Technical Sessions included: (1) Improved frontal protection (offset) and advanced occupant protection systems; (2) Performance assessment of ITS collision avoidance systems; (3) Vehicle aggressivity and compatibility for occupant protection; (4) Vehicle rollover and occupant protection (crashworthiness and crash avoidance); (5) Side impact and upper interior head protection; (6) Specialised road users - older drivers, motorcyclists, pedestrian and children; (7) Data collection and analysis; (8) Biomechanics and advanced dummy components; (9) Heavy vehicle safety. For abstracts of individual papers see C 11440 - 11642.
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