Lightweight Versus Heavyweight-The Contest of the Future
770809
02/01/1977
- Event
- Content
- 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.
- Pages
- 8
- Citation
- McLean, R., "Lightweight Versus Heavyweight-The Contest of the Future," SAE Technical Paper 770809, 1977, https://doi.org/10.4271/770809.