Chapter 3-A Review of Air Bag System Architecture, Components, and Stored Data.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

American Society for Testing and Materials

ASTM International.

Series:

Journal of ASTM International. monograph Series ; MONO10038M.

ASTM monograph series ; MONO10038M

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automotive computers.

Traffic accident investigation--Instruments.

Traffic accident investigation.

Automobiles--Instruments.

Automobiles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (23 pages) : illustrations, figures, tables.

Volume 2001, Issue 4 (January 2001)

Other Title:

ASTM digital library.

Place of Publication:

West Conshohocken, Pa. : ASTM International, 2001.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file PDF

Summary:

IN ITS REPORT OF January 2000, NHTSA Special Crash Investigations Unit (SCI) estimates that for the usage period from 1986 through January 1, 2000, air bags have saved 4301 driver lives and 764 passenger lives (NHTSA 2000). Along with this benefit, NHTSA/SCI estimates a subset of incidents where injuries, and even fatalities, were caused by air bags. NHTSA data show that there were 150 fatalities attributed to air bags in this period, broken down as 57 driver, 6 adult passenger, and 87 child fatalities. Figure 3.1 summarizes these data and provides a risk/benefit perspective showing that air bags are generally a positive safety measure.

Notes:

"ASTM Stock Number: MONO10038M".

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. W. Conshohocken, Pa. : ASTM International, 2001. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.

Description based on publisher's website, viewed May 03, 2017.

ISBN:

9780803145658 (e-ISBN)

9780803120914

0803120915

Access Restriction:

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