Crash compatibility between cars and light trucks: Benefits of lowering front-end energy-absorbing structure in SUVs and pickups

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 116-125

  Baker, Bryan C ^a   Nolan, Joseph M ^a   O'Neill, Brian ^a   Genetos, Alexander P ^a  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressivity; Compatibility; EVC; Front end geometry; Height mismatch; Override; Pickups; SUVs; Underride

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; PASSENGER CARS; TRUCKS;

COLLIDING VEHICLES; CRASH ENERGY; ENERGY-ABSORBING STRUCTURES; PASSENGER VEHICLES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CAR; CLASSIFICATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MECHANICS; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEATBELT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABSORPTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MECHANICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349026613     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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