Evaluation of Air Bag Field Performance

This investigation encompasses a comprehensive evaluation of air bag field performance, in comparison with the no restraint, or other restraint conditions. The paper at hand addresses: Cars, Exposure, Occupants, Restraints, & Protection provided by the restraints. A companion paper addresses the...

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Published in:SAE transactions 1995-01, Vol.104, p.1513-1534
Main Authors: Malliaris, A. C., Digges, K. H., DeBlois, J. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air bags
Automobiles
Death
Health outcomes
Light vehicles
Manual safety belts
Passengers
Physical trauma
Standard error
Statistical variance
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Summary:This investigation encompasses a comprehensive evaluation of air bag field performance, in comparison with the no restraint, or other restraint conditions. The paper at hand addresses: Cars, Exposure, Occupants, Restraints, & Protection provided by the restraints. A companion paper addresses the injury patterns of car occupants. The findings of the investigation are based on two primary sources of national coverage: (i) the field crash experience contained in the records of NHTSA's NASS/CDS 1988-1992; and (ii) the fatal accident experience contained in NHTSA's FARS 1991-1993. The investigation focuses on car drivers. Because of the relatively late and limited introduction of air bags, all other light vehicle populations are either not represented, or represented by a very meager sample in the sources cited above.
ISSN:0096-736X
2577-1531