J-NCAP:​ today and tomorrow

Wani, Kenji; Ohta, Susumu; Ishikawa, Hirotoshi

Affiliations

¹National Organization for Automotive Safety & Victims’ Aid

²Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

³Japan Automobile Research Institute, Japan

Abstract

The New Car Assessment Program in Japan (JNCAP) was launched in 1995 in order to improve car safety performance. According to this program, installation conditions of safety devices and the results for braking performance and full-frontal crash tests are published every year. Introduction of JNCAP significantly increases the installation rate of safety devices and contributes much in enhancement of safety as seen in the decrease in the average injury severity of drivers and passengers. Side impact and offset frontal crash tests were introduced in 1999 and 2000, respectively. At present, the overall crash safety rating is carried out based on the results of the full-frontal, offset frontal, and side impact tests.

Links

URL: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-01/Esv/esv17/Proceed/00157.pdf

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