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.
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