Summary of IHRA Pedestrian Safety WG activities (2003) : proposed test methods to evaluate pedestrian protection afforded by passenger cars.

This is the Summary Report of IHRA Pedestrian Safety Working Group (WG) activity, which have been completed or will be completed in the near future. The primary tasks assigned to the WG were: (a) Investigating and analyzing the latest pedestrian accident data in the IHRA member countries (Australia, Germany, Japan and the USA), and (b) Establishing harmonized test procedures that would reflect such accident condition and would induce fatalities and alleviation of severe injuries in pedestrian vs. passenger car crashes. According to the priorities thus decided, the WG embarked on its research activities to develop adult and child head test methods, and adult lower leg/knee test methods. At the end of 2002,the WG had completed adult and child head test methods. Now experts are focusing on the development of a lower leg/knee test method. For the covering abstract see ITRD E825082.