The European Side Impact Dummy "EUROSID" has been extensively tested in European Laboratories over recent years. Together with and under the leadership of TRRL in Grear Brirain, INRETS and APR in France and TNO in the Netherlands, the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASI) has participated in a research project called "EUROSID Evaluation Program" which was partly sponsored by the EEC in 1986.

The objective of the BASt's investigation was to examine the behavior of the EUROSID —here especially the repeatability, the sensitivity, the durability and the dummy handling— in full-scale tests under different test conditions.

Seven side impact tests were conducted with a Volkswagen Golf 1 (Rabbit) as test car and a movable deforrnable barrier with EEVC IV element. The test conditions selected were the European proposal with the 90 degree impact angle and the US proposal with the crabbed mode of deformable barrier, both equipped with an EEC barrier face.

The results show that the dummy is able to distinguish between different impact conditions, that the repeatability of the test results is satisfactory and no problems with the durability (and handling) occurred in tests up to 55 km/h. The EUROSID therefore appears to be suitable for use in procedures for testing the lateral protection of vehicles.