Citation

Moran SG, McGwin G, Reiff DA, Rue LW. Annu. Proc. Assoc. Adv. Automot. Med. 2001; 45: 107-123.

Affiliation

Center for Injury Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12214344

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if there is an association between body habitus, restraint use, and risk of death in motor vehicle collisions (MVC). METHODS: The 1995-1999 National Automotive Sampling System Crashworthiness Data System was utilized. RESULTS: Body habitus, when described by height and weight, is associated with fatality rates in restrained drivers. Body mass index as a descriptor of body habitus was not associated with fatality rates. CONCLUSIONS: The 50th percentile male Hybrid III Crash Dummy plays a major role in vehicular cabin interior design and crash testing. For drivers with a dissimilar body habitus, the vehicle cabin/body fit changes and the safety features perform differently which may account for these observations.