Fatalities in air bag-equipped cars: A review of 1989-93 NASS cases

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Lund, Adrian K ^a   Ferguson, Susan A ^a   Powell, Michael R ^a  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING;

DEPLOYMENT ENERGY; DRIVER FATALITIES; DRIVER INJURY; FRONTAL CRASHES; FRONTAL IMPACTS; ROLLOVER CRASHES; SAMPLING SYSTEMS; SEVERE CRASHES;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 85072412030     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/960661     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. Kahane, C.J., 1994. Fatality reduction by automatic occupant protection in the United States. Paper 94-SS-0-08. Presented at the 14th International Technical Conference on Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, Munich, Germany.
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5. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. 1995. Special issue: Air Bag Effectiveness. Status Report 38 (4).
6. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 1996. Air bag case investigations. Office of Research and Development; Accident Investigation Division. Washington, DC.
7. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 1994. National Accident Sampling System. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation.
8. Highway Loss Data Institute. 1991. Driver Injury Experience in 1990 Models Equipped with Air Bags or Automatic Belts. (A-38). Arlington, VA.