This report presents the results obtained to date from a pilot study involving the analysis of heavy truck-to-light vehicle accident data. A total of 43 serious (AIS>3) and non-serious accident cases involving the front of heavy trucks impacting the front or sides of a light vehicle were reviewed. The variables examined included vehicle damage, presence and amount of override, collision angles, principal direction of force (PDOF), intrusion, triangleV, occupant injury, source of injury, restraint use, etc. An assessment was also made after examining the above if lowering, softening, or changing the shape of the heavy truck front would have mitigated the injuries to light vehicle occupants.
Study of the Heavy Truck to Light Vehicle Accident Environment
1996
242 pages
Report
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English
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