Risk order of injury-causing car parts in various types of car accidents
by H. Appel, J. Wustemann
International Journal of Vehicle Design (IJVD), Vol. 7, No. 5/6, 1986

Abstract: By studying data gained from analyses of road accidents, the injury-causing risk of various parts of cars can be determined. This paper describes the results of such a study. Various ways of quantifying the potential risk of car parts are discussed, and a risk degree is defined in terms of injury frequency and injury severity. Car parts are compared in terms of injury-frequency, injury severity and risk degree for various groups of road users: pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists and car occupants. Road-user groups are compared in terms of degree of multiple injury and average injury-severity. The results of the study indicate the parts of cars to which engineers should pay most attention in order to construct less aggressive cars.

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