| HIC Test Results Before and After the 1999-2003 Head Impact Upgrade of FMVSS 201: NHTSA Technical Report DOT HS 810 739 Contributor(s): National Highway Traffic Safety Administ (Author) |
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ISBN: 1492399086 ISBN-13: 9781492399087 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2013 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Civil - Highway & Traffic |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.32 lbs) 52 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 201 - Occupant Protection in Interior Impact - was upgraded in 1995, with a 1998-2002 phase-in, to reduce occupants' risk of head injury from contact during crashes with a vehicle's upper interior, including its pillars, roof headers and side rails, and the upper roof. Initially, energy-absorbing materials alone were used to meet the standard; later, some vehicles were also equipped with head-protection air bags. NHTSA does not yet have enough crash data to evaluate the injury-reducing effectiveness of the energy-absorbing materials. However, the agency has conducted 154 matched pairs of impact tests with free-motion headforms in pre- and post-standard vehicles of 15 selected make-models. |