The study was an on-road observational study of the seating position and limb position of front seat occupants relevant to the side of the car for a representative sample of occupants during straight road driving and turning manoeuvres. A video camera captured over 650 front-on images of passenger car occupants in Metropolitan Melbourne. Results showed a significant numbers of occupants were seated out-of-position while travelling on the road and that a number of these were setaed in a manner that may possibly result in injury from the deployment of a side airbag. This was particularly so while turning, a situation common in many side impacts. A substantial number of front seat occupants' arms were exposed to severe injury in the event of a side impact crash. These findings highlight a number of aspects of seating behaviour of driver and front passengers that need to be taken into account when designing side impact airbags.
Observations of seating position of front seat occupants relative to the side of the vehicle
Beobachtungen zur Sitzposition vorne sitzender Personen in Relation zur Seite des Autos
2002
17 Seiten, 11 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 20 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
Observations of Seating Position of Front Seat Occupants Relative to the Side of the Vehicle
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