Features of Fatal Cyclist Injuries in Vehicle-Versus-Cyclist Accidents in Japan

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn 2015-April, Issue April, 2015, Pages

  Matsui, Yasuhiro ^a   Oikawa, Shoko ^a  

^a NTSEL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ROADS AND STREETS; SAFETY DEVICES; VEHICLES;

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; ACCIDENT RESEARCH; FATAL ACCIDENTS; HEAD INJURIES; HEAD INJURY CRITERION; PEDESTRIAN HEADFORM IMPACTOR; SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES; VEHICLE SPEED;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84938302473     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01487191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2015-01-1415     Document Type: Conference Paper

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