Comparative analysis of several vehicle safety rating systems

Cameron, Max; Narayan, Sanjeev; Newstead, Stuart; Ernvall, Timo; Laine, Vesa; Langwieder, Klaus

Affiliations

¹Monash University Accident Research Centre, Australia

²University of Oulu, Road and Transport Laboratory, Finland

³Technical University of Munich, Germany

Abstract

The paper examines the application of six vehicle safety rating systems to a common crash database, for the purpose of making a comparison of the rating results produced by each system and to develop an understanding of the differences which emerge. The rating results are compared based on rank order of crashworthiness of vehicle models, and relationships between each pair of results. Finally, the results with their respective confidence limits are used to classify each vehicle model as having inferior, not defined or superior crashworthiness, and the classification is used to compare the relative discrimination of the methods.

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Cited By (3)

Year	Entry
2001	Langwieder K, Fildes B, Ernvall T, Cameron M. Quality criteria for crashworthiness assessment from real-world crashes. In: Proceedings of the 17th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 4-7, 2001; Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2003	Langwieder K, Fildes B, Ernvall T, Cameron M. SARAC: safety rating based on real-world crashes for supplementation of new car assessment programs. In: Proceedings of the 18th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). May 19-22, 2003; Nagoya, Japan.
2005	Newstead S, Delaney A, Watson L, Cameron M, Langwieder K. Injury risk assessment from real world injury outcomes in European crashes and their relationship to EuroNCAP test scores. In: Proceedings of the 19th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 6-9, 2005; Washington, DC.