Samenvatting
THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE STATUS OF THE PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) FOR UPGRADING SIDE IMPACT CRASH PROTECTION. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF SUB-PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF ACCIDENT DATA ANALYSIS, TEST PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT, TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF DEMONSTRATION VEHICLES. THE NHTSA EXPECTS TO ISSUE A PROPOSED STANDARD FOR DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM OF SIDE IMPACT CRASH PROTECTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE. (A) FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF SECTION 5 SEE IRRD 266063. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 266046.