Crashwortihness testing and rating from the consumer perspective, and in relation to the vision of zero deaths in road traffic

Tingvall, Claes; Lie, Anders; Larsson, Peter

Affiliations

²Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Abstract

The potential of increased occupant protection in cars is large with a possible reduction of deaths and disabilities of more than 50%. Increased protection is also a strategic area for the gradual implementation of the Swedish 0-g0al, that is the goal of zero fatalities in the road transport system.

The possibilities to manage a further development of crashworthiness by simply a legislative process is limited, especially in Europe, and it can be estimated that the distance between the levels in vehicle regulations and best practice is 20 years. This is mainly because the technical development is driven by market forces, while the legislative process is not.

Such a process must be fed by adequate information about important differences between products, as well as possible solutions.

In this presentation, it is claimed that such information, partly derived from crash tests, must be dynamic in the sense that criterias and test methods must be changed gradually.

The Swedish approach to consumer information is presented, like Swedish NCAP, as Well as the EURONCAP activities.

Cited Works (5)

Year	Entry
1991	Kamrén B, Kullgren A, Lie A, Sköld B-Å, Tingvall C. Side protection and child restraints: accident data and laboratory test including new test methods. In: Proceedings of the 13th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV). November 4-7, 1991; Paris, France.341-345.
1991	von Koch M, Kullgren A, Lie A, Tingvall C. Car model safety rating: further development using the paired comparison method. In: Proceedings of the 13th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV). November 4-7, 1991; Paris, France.78-82.
1991	Kamren B, von Koch M, Kullgren A, Lie A, Nygren A, Tingvall C. Advanced accident data collection: description and potentials of a comprehensive data collection system. In: Proceedings of the 13th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV). November 4-7, 1991; Paris, France.41-45.
1991	Gloyns PF, Rattenbury SJ, Kullgren A, Lie A, Tingvall C, Edwards J, Hill R. The correlation between the Consumers' Association secondary safety rating system and the Folksam car safety ratings. In: Proceedings of the 1991 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 11-13, 1991; Berlin, Germany.49-58.
1991	Krafft M, Kullgren A, Lie A, Nygren A, Tingvall C. Car model safety rating based on real life accidents. In: Proceedings of the 1991 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 11-13, 1991; Berlin, Germany.25-39.