Impact conditions in side-impact collisions with fixed roadside objects

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 21-30

  Ray, M H ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; Collisions; Fixed objects; Impact conditions; Side impact

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS;

EID: 0032618086     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-4575(98)00041-4     Document Type: Article

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