Potential strategies for improving crash compatibility in the U.S. vehicle fleet

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Lund, Adrian K ^a   Chapline, Janella F ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLEET OPERATIONS; VEHICLES;

CAR DESIGNS; CRASH COMPATIBILITY; CRASH PROTECTION; FATAL CRASHES; PASSENGER VEHICLES; REAL-WORLD; SIDE IMPACT; VEHICLE FLEETS;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 85072422950     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-0066     Document Type: Conference Paper

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