Research tests to develop improved FMVSS 301 rear impact test procedure

Ragland, Carl L.

Affiliations

¹National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, United States

Abstract

A test series was conducted with a moving deformable barrier similar to the FMVSS 214 (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 214) barrier impacting the rear of the subject vehicle in a partial overlap configuration to evaluate fuel system integrity. The tests were conducted in two phases. The first phase examined rear impact test configuration differences such as overlap, speed and alignment; the second phase examined the performance of various vehicles using a consistent test protocol based on the first phase of testing and crash data analysis. This paper presents the results of these fuel system integrity tests.

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1998	Ragland CL, Hsia H-S. A case study of 214 fatal crashes involving fire. In: Proceedings of the 16th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). May 31–June 4, 1998; Windsor, Ontario, Canada.847-855.

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