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Lightweight Versus Heavyweight-The Contest of the Future
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Abstract
Possible future trends in highway accident injuries and fatalities are established through 1985. The change in vehicle mix is estimated on a year by year basis. Owing to the greater risk of injury and death on the part of occupants of small cars relative to large cars, a rising trend is seen as the proportion of lightweight vehicles on the highway increases. The study assumes no changes in the use of occupant restraint systems.
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McLean, R., "Lightweight Versus Heavyweight-The Contest of the Future," SAE Technical Paper 770809, 1977, https://doi.org/10.4271/770809.Also In
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