Interior safety of truck cabs:​ results of an in-depth study

Grandel, Jürgen

Affiliations

¹DEKRA, Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein e. V., Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany

Abstract

As a supplement to a retrospective investigation of truck accidents, an in-depth study on the interior safety of truck cabs with regard to the danger to the occupants was carried out by order of the Forschungsvereinigung Automobiltechnik e. V., FAT (the German Research Association for Automobile Technology), in the Verband der Automobilindustrie, VDA (Federation of the Automobile Industry). DEKRA, Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs- Verein e. V., accident experts established in individual case analyses from the activity at the accident site.

the accident sequence with the relevant parameters of the accident site, accident vehicle, collision partner and persons involved,
the damage to trucks, especially to the interior and exterior of the truck cab,
causes of injury inside and outside the truck cab,
seriousness of injury to the truck occupants.

As a result of this study, conclusions could be reached on the relationship between accident sequences, damage to truck cabs, causes of injury and the seriousness of injury to the truck occupants.

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