Transport accidents represent a world-wide problem of grave dimensions, of concern to all countries using and producing motor vehicles.

To approach this problem IRCOBI was formed.

The members are active research workers concerned with the lack of knowlege in this field and who realize that the problem of transport safety is an international one.

The aims of IRCOBI are to encourage the exchange of information and the planning of co-operative research at an international level on biokinetics of impacts over the next ten to fifteen years, with particular emphasis on improving the scientific information on which safety standards and the planning of ground transport safety should be based.