Medicine
8 years ago

20% of Car Crashes Not Covered by Industry Tests, Study Finds.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST (ESV) INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON THE ENHANCED SAFETY OF VEHICLES, HELD JUNE 2009, STUTTGART, GERMANY
Comparison of University of Michigan CIREN Cases to Existing Types of Crash Tests
Maria O'Brien, Kacy Bailey, Daniel Faust, Jens Ledet Jensen, Julie Kleinert, Christine Wodzinski, Shaowei Wang

Paper Summary

The study compared real car crashes to crash tests used in the automotive industry. They found that most injuries happened in crashes similar to existing tests, but some crashes were not represented by current tests. This suggests that crash tests may need to consider a wider range of collisions to improve safety without increasing risk to people who aren't currently getting hurt in crashes.

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