Occupant safety in modern passenger cars

Fildes, B. N.; Vulcan, A. P.; Lenard, J.

Affiliations

¹Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia

Abstract

A study was undertaken recently for the Federal Office of Road Safety in Australia of 150 modern vehicle crashes where at least one of the vehicle occupants was admitted to hospital. The types of injuries sustained by occupants of modern Australian passenger cars involved in road crashes (including points of contact within the vehicle) were assessed to provide direction for future improvements in occupant protection. Seat belt performance in all seating positions was of particular interest. While the limited number of cases did not permit a full and detailed statistical analysis of these data, the findings nevertheless show there is scope for improving occupant protection for passengers of modern passenger cars.

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Cited By (2)

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1991	Fildes BN, Lane JC, Lenard J, Vulcan AP. Passenger Cars and Occupant Injury. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Cr95. Canberra, Australia: Federal Office of Road Safety; March 1991. Report No. CR95.
1990	Fildes BN, Vulcan AP. Crash performance and occupant safety in passenger cars involved in side impacts. In: Proceedings of the 1990 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 12-14, 1990; Lyon, France.121-140.