Vehicle occupant protection : four-wheel-drives, utilities and vans /
Although the number of 4WDs, utilities (not passenger car derivatives) and forward control vans in Australia is increasing, very little is known about the occupant protection they offer in real world crashes. Furthermore, these vehicles are not subject to the full range of design vehicles applicable...
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Canberra :
Australian Govt. Pub. Service,
c1996.
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| Series: | CR ;
150 CR ; 150. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Study objectives
- 1.2. Study design
- 2. Literature review
- 2.1. Definitions
- 2.2. Special purpose vehicles in the Australian fleet
- 2.3. Crash performance of vehicle types
- 2.4. Rollovers
- 2.5. Specific injury types
- 2.6. Conclusions
- 3. Mass database analysis
- 3.1. Databases
- 3.2. NSW casualty data
- 3.3. FORS fatality file
- 3.4. Conclusions
- 4. Crashed vehicle study
- 4.1. Method
- 4.2. Variables and data analyses
- 4.3. Overall results
- 4.4. Injuries
- 4.5. Injury/contact source analyses
- 5. Discussions and recommendations
- 5.1. Characteristics of the sample
- 5.2. Vehicle integrity
- 5.3. Injuries
- 5.4. Countermeasures
- 5.5. Vehicle regulations
- 5.6. Further research and development
- Attachment 1. Details of inspection procedure
- Attachment 2. Consent forms and occupant injury form
- Attachment 3. The (NASS) vehicle inspection forms.