The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Rating System for Rollover Resistance
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

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 0309072492

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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.

Child Anthropometry for Improved Vehicle Occupant Safety
Child Anthropometry for Improved Vehicle Occupant Safety

Author: Matthew Reed

Publisher: SAE International

Published: 2010-03-22

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 0768021723

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A detailed understanding of the size, shape, and postures of children is required to design effective restraint systems for protecting children in motor vehicle crashes. Compiled and edited by experts in the fields of anthropometry, ergonomics, and child restraint, this book includes 14 important papers which provide a comprehensive overview of the methods for collecting, analyzing, and applying child anthropometry data for crash safety purposes. A detailed understanding of the size, shape, and postures of children is required to design effective restraint systems for protecting children in motor vehicle crashes. Compiled and edited by experts in the fields of anthropometry, ergonomics, and child restraint, this book includes 14 important papers which provide a comprehensive overview of the methods for collecting, analyzing, and applying child anthropometry data for crash safety purposes.