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Accident Statistical Distributions from NASS CDS - An Update
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2020-01-0518
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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The National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) Crashworthiness Data System (CDS) contains an abundance of field crash data. As technology advances and the database continues to grow over the years, the statistical significance of the data increases and trends can be observed. The purpose of this paper is to provide a broad-based, up-to-date, reference resource with respect to commonly sought-after crash statistics. Charts include up-to-date crash distributions by Delta-V and impact direction with corresponding injury severity rates. Rollover data is also analyzed, as well as historical trends for injury severity, belt usage, air bag availability, and the availability of vehicle safety technology.
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Yaek, J., Brown, T., and Goertz, A., "Accident Statistical Distributions from NASS CDS - An Update," SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-0518, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-0518.Data Sets - Support Documents
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