Rollover Prevention, Crash Avoidance, Crashworthiness, Ergonomics and Human Factors
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 29,12 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Transportation
ISBN :
Highway Safety Literature
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1178 pages
File Size : 18,1 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Highway research
ISBN :
Book Description
HRIS Abstracts
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 950 pages
File Size : 44,62 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Highway engineering
ISBN :
Book Description
World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention
Author : Marjorie Peden
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 34,15 MB
Release : 2008-09
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1437904068
Book Description
Every day thousands of people are killed and injured on our roads. Millions of people each year will spend long weeks in the hospital after severe crashes and many will never be able to live, work or play as they used to do. Current efforts to address road safety are minimal in comparison to this growing human suffering. This report presents a comprehensive overview of what is known about the magnitude, risk factors and impact of road traffic injuries, and about ways to prevent and lessen the impact of road crashes. Over 100 experts, from all continents and different sectors -- including transport, engineering, health, police, education and civil society -- have worked to produce the report. Charts and tables.
Automotive Vehicle Safety
Author : George A. Peters
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 26,63 MB
Release : 2002-08-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0203166302
Book Description
Automotive Vehicle Safety is a unique academic text, practical design guide and valuable reference book. It provides information that is essential for specialists to make better-informed decisions. The book identifies and discusses key generic safety principles and their applications and includes decision-making criteria, examples and remedies. It
Human Factors of Visual and Cognitive Performance in Driving
Author : Candida Castro
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 39,37 MB
Release : 2008-11-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 142005533X
Book Description
Human error is involved in more than 90 percent of traffic accidents, and of those accidents, most are associated with visual distractions, or looking-but-failing-to-see errors. Human Factors of Visual and Cognitive Performance in Driving gathers knowledge from a human factors psychology standpoint and provides deeper insight into traffic -user beh
Motor Vehicle Safety
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 29,83 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Motor vehicles
ISBN :
Book Description
Reports for 1975- include activities under the National traffic and motor vehicle safety act of 1966 and the Motor vehicle information and cost savings act of 1972.
Automotive Engineering
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 17,5 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Automobiles
ISBN :
Book Description
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Rating System for Rollover Resistance
Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Study of a Motor Vehicle Rollover Rating System
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 39,20 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Motor vehicles
ISBN : 0309072492
Book Description
Explains that the static stability factor is an indicator of a vehicle's propensity to roll over, and that US government ratings for vehicles do not reflect differences in rollover resistance. This report states that the 5-star system should allow discrimination among vehicles and incorporate results from road tests that measure vehicle control.
Shopping for Safety
Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for Study of Consumer Automotive Safety Information
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 32,26 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780309062091
