Vehicle improvements to reduce the number and severity of rear end crashes

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dc.contributor.assigneeMotor Accident Commission of South Australia
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, R.
dc.contributor.authorBaldock, M.
dc.contributor.organisationCentre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR)
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis report reviews vehicle technology developed to reduce the incidence of rear end crashes and the whiplash injuries that may result. Chapters cover: crash avoidance measures, passive safety measures built into improved seat and head restraint designs, assessment procedures that have been developed to assess the efficacy of various seat and head restraint designs in rear impacts, testing and assessment programs that are used to inform consumers of the relative performance of the seats in different models of vehicle and includes up-to-date information on the recently released EuroNCAP proposal to assess whiplash protection measures, the uptake of both seat-based whiplash countermeasures and also brake assistive technologies in Australia, and research on the costs and benefits of vehicle based measures to reduce rear end crashes and whiplash injury. Commentary is given on the opportunities for increasing the awareness of consumers in relation to vehicle based rear-end crash and whiplash countermeasures.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityR.W.G. Anderson and M.R.J. Baldock
dc.identifier.isbn9781920947644
dc.identifier.issn1449-2237
dc.identifier.orcidAnderson, R. [0000-0003-1306-6239]
dc.identifier.orcidBaldock, M. [0000-0003-0689-1388]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/50536
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCentre for Automotive Safety Research
dc.publisher.placeAdelaide
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCASR Report Series; 052
dc.rights© The University of Adelaide 2008
dc.source.urihttps://casr.adelaide.edu.au/publications/list/?id=1026
dc.subjectActive safety
dc.subjectConsumer testing
dc.subjectHead restraints
dc.subjectPassive safety
dc.subjectRear end crash
dc.subjectWhiplash protection
dc.titleVehicle improvements to reduce the number and severity of rear end crashes
dc.typeReport
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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