TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Injury mechanisms in head-on collisions involving glance-off
JO  - Proceedings: Stapp Car Crash Conference
A1  - Zeidler, F.
A1  - Stuertz, G.
A1  - Burg, H.
A1  - Rau, H.
SP  - 825
EP  - 860
VL  - 25
IS  - 
N2  - The damage pattern of about 30% of accident vehicles with injured occupants corresponds to that created in offset head-on collisions. An accident reconstruction method using the vehicles' deformation energies as operands is introduced for this collision type. The parameters so determined are compared for accidents both with and without glance-off, and their effect on the different injury mechanisms of the belted driver is discussed. A theory is suggested regarding the cause of serious injuries to the lower extremities in glance-off accidents, and is supported by examples. To confirm the results crash tests involving glance-off are carried out.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 0585-086X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -