Effectiveness of airbag restraints in frontal crashes - what European field studies tell us

UK and German field accident data show that European airbag systems provide a 35% and 56% reduction in AIS 2+ injury to the cranium and face when belted drivers sustain MAIS 2+ injury in frontal crashes. The highest benefits of airbags were seen in crashes exceeding 30 km/h delta v. Airbags do not a...

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Main Authors: Richard Frampton, Ruth Welsh, Alan Kirk, Paul Fay
Format: Default Conference proceeding
Published: 2000
Subjects:
Design not elsewhere classified
Accident analysis
Airbags
Epidemiology
Frontal impacts
Injury probability
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/4995
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