PRIORITIES FOR EU MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY DESIGN
priorities for eu motor vehicle safety design - ETSC
priorities for eu motor vehicle safety design - ETSC
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CONTENTS<br />
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................ 5<br />
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 11<br />
2. KEY CRASH INJURY PROBLEM AREAS........................................................... 13<br />
3. <strong>PRIORITIES</strong> <strong>FOR</strong> <strong>VEHICLE</strong> <strong>SAFETY</strong> <strong>DESIGN</strong>................................................... 20<br />
3.1 Cars and car derivatives ............................................................................................................................... 20<br />
3.1.1 Crash prevention ...................................................................................................................................... 20<br />
3.1.2 Crash injury reduction.............................................................................................................................. 24<br />
3.2. Safer car fronts for pedestrians and cyclists .............................................................................................. 41<br />
3.3 Two-wheeled motor vehicles......................................................................................................................... 42<br />
3.3.1 Crash prevention ...................................................................................................................................... 42<br />
3.4. Light vans and Minibuses ............................................................................................................................ 43<br />
3.5 Buses and coaches.......................................................................................................................................... 45<br />
3.6 Heavy goods vehicles..................................................................................................................................... 46<br />
3.7 Post impact care............................................................................................................................................. 48<br />
3.8 Tools................................................................................................................................................................ 49<br />
3.9 Summary of conclusions and recommendations ......................................................................................... 52<br />
4. <strong>PRIORITIES</strong> <strong>FOR</strong> <strong>EU</strong> ACTION ............................................................................ 57<br />
5. REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 58<br />
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