Samenvatting
THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE RELEVANCE OF THE RATING METHOD PROPOSED IN THE DRAFT OF PART 583 "CRASHWORTHINESS RATING" AND THE CONSEQUENCES THAT WOULD RESULT FROM ITS IMPLEMENTATION. IN THIS DRAFT, A TEST METHOD IS PROPOSED FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF VEHICLE PASSIVE SAFETY PERFORMANCE. THE ACTION ENVISAGED IN THE DRAFT APPLIES ESSENTIALLY TO THE MEASUREMENT OF HUMANOID DUMMY INJURY CRITERIA DURING FRONT-END CRASH TESTS AT 35 MPH. THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THE DRAFT AND QUERIES WHETHER A CAR THAT PASSED THE TEST WOULD GIVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO ITS OCCUPANTS IN AN ACCIDENT. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 802816.