Crash incompatibilities between cars and light trucks: Issues and potential countermeasures

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  O'Neill, Brian ^a   Kyrychenko, Sergey Y ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; COMMERCE; FLEET OPERATIONS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; SALES; TRUCKS; WEIGHING;

BASIC CHARACTERISTICS; COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS; DESIGN DIFFERENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS; PASSENGER VEHICLES; SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES; VEHICLE OCCUPANTS;

LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES;

EID: 85072433928     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2004-01-1166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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