@article{ref1,
title="Case study of a frontal car accident involving three fatally injured children",
journal="International journal of crashworthiness",
year="2012",
author="Feist, Florian and Sinz, Wolfgang and Hoschopf, Heinz and Mottl, Christoph and Tomasch, Ernst",
volume="17",
number="1",
pages="75-91",
abstract="Rear occupants are generally considered to sustain less severe injuries in frontal car impacts compared with front occupants. Contrary to this thesis, in 2009, in a serious accident involving two passenger cars took place in Austria in which three children seated in the rear were fatally injured in a frontal collision. Based on this car accident, the present study was performed to gain a better understanding of rear occupants? injury mechanisms and potential improvements to rear-seat restraint system. The study employed a validated numerical model that shows that loads and injury criteria can be reduced by up to 70%. Also, national accident databases have been analysed. The accidentology indicates that children restrained by the vehicle rear belt are fatally injured only approximately two times more frequently than children using a child restraint system. The investigation indicates that the protection level offered to children aged 6-14 does not match the high protection level available for adults and for children up to six.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1358-8265",
doi="10.1080/13588265.2011.625679",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13588265.2011.625679"
}