Features of fatal pedestrian injuries in vehicle-to-pedestrian accidents in Japan

SAE International Journal of Transportation Safety

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 297-308

  Matsui, Yasuhiro ^a   Doi, Tsutomu ^b   Oikawa, Shoko ^a   Ando, Kenichi ^a  

^a National Traffic Safety and Enviro Lab   (United States)

^b IBARAKI CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; LIGHT PASSENGER CARS; PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES; PEDESTRIAN HEADFORM IMPACTOR; PEDESTRIAN INJURIES; SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES; SEVERITY OF INJURIES; VEHICLE-TO-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS;

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; PAVEMENTS; TRUCKS; VEHICLES;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 84881177889     PISSN: 23275626     EISSN: 23275634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2013-01-0777     Document Type: Conference Paper

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