The safety performance of production vehicles in side impacts.

Author(s)
Gabler, H.C. & Hackney, J.R.
Year
Abstract

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has tested 12 current production cars in a series of controlled side impacts. This paper investigates these differences in safety performance and reports those vehicle design parameters that are key to thoracic side impact protection.From the available data, the study concludes that the design parameter most crucial to occupant protection in side impacts is the door effective padding thickness.

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Library number
B 27344 (In: B 27275 [electronic version only]) /91 / IRRD 801610
Source

In: 10th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles, Oxford, England, July 1-4, 1985, p. 607-619, 6 ref.

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