Side impact regulations:​ how do they relate to real world accidents?

Thomas, Pete; Bradford, Mo

Affiliations

¹ICE Ergonomics, United Kingdom

Cited Works (10)

Year	Entry
1986	Bradford MA, Otubushin A, Thomas P, Robertson NKB, Green PD. Head and face injuries to car occupants in accidents: field data 1983-1985. In: Proceedings of the 1986 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 2-4, 1986; Zurich, Switzerland.85-103.
1982	EEVC Working Group. Structures improved side impact protection in Europe. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV). November 1-4, 1982; Kyoto, Japan.396-409.
1977	Appel H, Hofmann J. Accident analyses of vehicle side collisions. In: Proceedings of the 1977 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 7-9, 1977; Berlin, Germany.251-269.
1985	Galer M, Clark S, Mackay GM, Ashton SJ. The causes of injury in car accidents: an overview of a major study currently underway in Britain. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV). July 1-4, 1985; Oxford, England.513-525. SAE 856070.
1988	Stearn S. Sampling and weighting techniques for a large complex sample of accident data. In: Proceedings of the 1988 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 14-16, 1988; Bergisch-Gladbach, West Germany.75-87.
1985	Rouhana SW, Foster ME. Lateral impact: an analysis of the statistics in the NCSS. In: Proceedings of the 29th Stapp Car Crash Conference. October 9-11, 1985; Washington, DC. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:79-98. SAE 851727.
1976	Hartemann F, Thomas C, Foret Bruno JY, Henry C, Fayon A, Tarriere C, Got C, Patel A. Description of lateral impacts. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV). October 12-15, 1976; Washington, D.C.541-.
1982	Kahane CJ. The effectiveness and performance of current door beams in side impact highway accidents in the United States. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV). November 1-4, 1982; Kyoto, Japan.573-578.
1982	Hartemann F, Foret-Bruno JY, Henry C, Thomas C, Tarrière C., Got C, Patel A. Violence of fatal car-to-car side collisions and vulnerability of populatlon at risk: a challenge of real-world accidents. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV). November 1-4, 1982; Kyoto, Japan.487-493.
1982	Smith RA, Noga JT. Accuracy and sensitivity of CRASH. In: Proceedings of the 26th Stapp Car Crash Conference. October 20-21, 1982; Ann Arbor, MI. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:317-334. SAE 821169.

Cited By (14)

Year	Entry
1994	Fildes BN, Lane JC, Lenard J, Vulcan AP. Passenger Cars and Occupant Injury: Side Impact Crashes. Canberra, Australia: Federal Office of Road Safety; April 1994. Report No. CR 134.
1999	Thomas P, Frampton R. Large and small cars in real-world crashes: patterns of use, collision types and injury outcomes. In: 43rd Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). September 20-21, 1999; Barcelon, Spain.101-118.
2003	Banglmaier RF, Rouhana SW, Beillas P, Yang KH. Lower extremity injuries in lateral impact: a retrospective study. In: 47th Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). September 22-24, 2003; Lisbon, Portugal.425-444.
1996	Roberts AK, Lowne R, deCoo P, Seeck A; EEVC Working Group 13. The evaluation of sub-systems methods for measuring the lateral head impact performance of cars. In: Proceedings of the 15th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). May 13-16, 1996; Melbourne, Australia.1302-1312.
2001	Rattenbury SJ, Gloyns PF, Nolan JM. Vehicle deformation in real-world side impact crashes and regulatory crash tests. In: Proceedings of the 17th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 4-7, 2001; Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2009	Thomas P, Welsh R, Lenguerrand E, Vallet G, Otte D, Strandroth J. Priorities for enhanced side impact protection in regulation 95 compliant cars. In: Proceedings of the 21st International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 15-18, 2009; Stuttgart, Germany.
1991	Lestina DC, Gloyns PF, Rattenbury SJ. Fatally injured occupants in side impact crashes. In: Proceedings of the 13th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV). November 4-7, 1991; Paris, France.701-707.
1991	Mackay GM, Hill J, Parkin S, Munns JAR. Restrained occupants on the non-struck side in lateral collisions. In: Proceedings of the 13th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV). November 4-7, 1991; Paris, France.712-720.
2005	Yoganandan N, Pintar FA, Gennarelli TA. Evaluation of side impact injuries in vehicles equipped with side airbags. In: Proceedings of the 2005 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 21-23, 2005; Prague, Czech Republic.97-108.
1999	Thomas P, Frampton R. Injury patterns in side collisions: a new look with reference to current test methods and injury criteria. In: Proceedings of the 43rd Stapp Car Crash Conference. October 25-27, 1999; San Diego, CA. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:1-12. SAE 99SC01.
1990	Viano DC, Culver CC, Evans L, Frick M, Scott R. Involvement of older drivers in multivehicle side-impact crashes. Accid Anal Prev. April 1990;22(2):177-188.
1993	Mackay GM, Hill J, Parkin S, Munns JAR. Restrained occupants on the nonstruck side in lateral collisions. Accid Anal Prev. April 1993;25(2):147-152.
2007	Yoganandan N, Pintar FA, Stemper BD, Gennarelli TA, Weigelt JA. Biomechanics of side impact: injury criteria, aging occupants, and airbag technology. J Biomech. 2007;40(2):227-243.
2002	Thomas P, Frampton R. Car size in U.K. crashes: the effects of user characteristics, impact configuration, and the patterns of injury. Traffic Inj Prev. 2002;3(4):275-282.