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1 st meeting of the Informal Group on Pedestrian Safety

1 st meeting of the Informal Group on Pedestrian Safety. September 4, 5 2002 OICA offices, Rue de Berri 4, Paris. (Table 1) Head (31.3%) and legs (32.4%) each accounts for about one-third of the AIS 2-6 pedestrian injuries. (Table 2)

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1 st meeting of the Informal Group on Pedestrian Safety

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  1. 1st meeting of the Informal Group on Pedestrian Safety September 4, 52002 OICA offices, Rue de Berri 4, Paris

  2. (Table 1) • Head (31.3%) and legs (32.4%) each accounts for about one-third of the AIS 2-6 pedestrian injuries. (Table 2) • Bumper and top surface of bonnet/wing each accounts for about 20% of vehicle sources of AIS 2-6 pedestrian injuries. (Table 3) • Windscreen Glass is the most frequent vehicle source of head injury, with the windscreen frame/A-pillars and top surface of bonnet/wing both being substantial additional sources of injury to the head. • For children, the top surface of the bonnet is the leading cause of head injury. • Bumper is the leading source for both child and adult pedestrian leg injury.

  3. Table 1 Distribution of Pedestrian Injuries by Body Region and Country(Source: IHRA/PS Accident Data) <Body type> US: Late model passenger car, Light truck, Van Europe: Passenger car Japan: Passenger car, SUV, 1-Box type vehicle Australia: Passenger car, SUV, 1-Box type vehicle

  4. Table 2 Distribution of Vehicle Contact Location by Country(Source: IHRA/PS Accident Data)

  5. Table 3. Number of pedestrian injuries related to contact location and body region for the USA, Japan, Europe, and Australia (All Age Groups, AIS 2-6) (Source: IHRA/PS Accident Data)

  6. Figure 1. Impact Velocity Distribution by Region(Source: IHRA/PS Accident Data) 75%

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