The objective of this research is to quantify occupant protection afforded by restraint systems in two-car head-on collisions. An accepted measure of occupant protection is "Restraint SyBtem Effectiveness" (RSE).This quantity is defined as the percent reduction in the probability of an occupant Inju
Observed use of automatic seat belts in 1987 cars
β Scribed by Allan F. Williams; JoAnn K. Wells; Adrian K. Lund; Nancy Teed
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 652 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-4575
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