Citation

Viner JG. Proc. Am. Assoc. Automot. Med. Annu. Conf. 1983; 27: 357-374.

Affiliation

US Dept of Transportation, Office of Safety and Traffic Operations Research and Development, Washington, DC, USA

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

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Abstract

The safety implications of passenger car downsizing is a subject of much current interest. Vehicle-vehicle collisions and vehicle-roadside accidents are the two major accident modes that may be affected by passenger car downsizing. This paper reviews the nature of the current roadside fatal accident problem and the implications of passenger vehicle downsizing on major types of roadside fatal accidents.

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