Citation

Isaksson-Hellman I, Norin H. Annu. Proc. Assoc. Adv. Automot. Med. 2005; 49: 61-76.

Affiliation

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16179140

PMCID

PMC3217440

Abstract

This study points out how thirty years of focused safety development has produced a steady decrease in injury rates in car crashes, strongly influenced by a well-structured process. An important part of this process is the knowledge gained by accident research based on collection of data from real world crashes, and the feedback of this research into development work. Statistical analysis shows that the MAIS 2+ injury rate for the most recent car models has decreased by two-thirds compared to the rate for the oldest car models. Calculation of the effect of specific development steps will be given as examples.