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Vehicle Safety Priorities of the United States

Informal document No . WP.29-148-27 (148 th WP.29, 23-26 June 2009, agenda item 18). Vehicle Safety Priorities of the United States . 148 th Session of WP.29 June 2009. Motor Vehicle Crashes in U.S. Vehicle Type Crash Partners Body Region Injured and Societal Costs Crash Avoidance

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Vehicle Safety Priorities of the United States

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  1. Informal document No. WP.29-148-27 (148th WP.29, 23-26 June 2009, agenda item 18) Vehicle Safety Prioritiesof theUnited States 148th Session of WP.29 June 2009

  2. Motor Vehicle Crashes in U.S. • Vehicle Type • Crash Partners • Body Region Injured and Societal Costs • Crash Avoidance • Crashworthiness

  3. Fatalities by Vehicle Type *Data provided for year 2007

  4. Fatalities by Person Type *Data provided for year 2007

  5. Fatalities by Crash Type Passenger Cars Light Truck

  6. Priorities and Projects • Large Safety Benefits • The size of the target population; • The effectiveness of countermeasures, i.e., their potential to save lives and prevent injuries; • The availability and practicability of these countermeasures; • The potential that countermeasures could be developed in the future that could be reasonably effective against a large target population

  7. Priorities and Projects • Vulnerable Populations • Children • Pedestrians • High Occupancy Vehicles • Buses or Motorcoaches

  8. Crash Avoidance Priorities • Forward Collision Avoidance and Mitigation • Lane Departure Prevention • Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication • Motorcycle Antilock Braking Systems

  9. Crashworthiness Priorities • Side Impact • Pole Test • Child Protection • WorldSID 50th Male dummy • WorldSID 5th Female dummy • 3 year-old Qs dummy • Rollovers • Ejection Mitigation • Restraints Systems

  10. Heavy Vehicles • Heavy Vehicle Stopping Distance • Truck Tractor Stability Control • Heavy Vehicle Forward Collision Avoidance and Mitigation • Motorcoach • Lap/Shoulder Belts • Fire Safety • Emergency Evacuation • Roof Strength

  11. Thank you very much for your attention

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