THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) AND THE EUROPEAN EXPERIMENTAL VEHICLES COMMITTEE (EEVC) COLLABORATED IN CARRYING OUT 12 VEHICLE-PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS BY MEANS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY VEHICLE (RSV) DEVELOPED BY MINICARS ON THE IMPACT TEST FACILITY OF THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BAST). SEVEN TESTS WERE CARRIED OUT WITH A 50 PER CENT MALE DUMMY AND FIVE TESTS WITH A 50 PER CENT 6 YEAR OLD CHILD DUMMY VARYING THE CONTACT AREAS OR LOCATION OF IMPACT ON THE HOOD AND COLLISION SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. THE LOADS ON THE PEDESTRIAN DUMMIES WERE MEASURED BY MEANS OF THE ACCELERATIONS IN THE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BODY. THE TESTS WERE FILMED USING SEVERAL HIGH SPEED CAMERAS. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF SECTION 3 SEE IRRD 266048. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 266046.
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