Impact of Improving Vehicle Front Design on the Burden of Pedestrian Injuries in Germany, USA, and India

European car design regulations and New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) ratings have led to reductions in pedestrian injuries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of improving vehicle front design on mortality and morbidity due to pedestrian injuries in a European country (Germany) and 2...

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Main Authors:	Moran, Dane, Bose, Dipan, Bhalla, Kavi
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2017
Subjects:	TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS MOTOR VEHICLES PEDESTRIAN SAFETY VEHICLE DESIGN
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28626

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spelling	okr-10986-286262021-05-25T10:54:36Z Impact of Improving Vehicle Front Design on the Burden of Pedestrian Injuries in Germany, USA, and India Moran, Dane Bose, Dipan Bhalla, Kavi TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS MOTOR VEHICLES PEDESTRIAN SAFETY VEHICLE DESIGN European car design regulations and New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) ratings have led to reductions in pedestrian injuries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of improving vehicle front design on mortality and morbidity due to pedestrian injuries in a European country (Germany) and 2 countries (the United States and India) that do not have pedestrian-focused NCAP testing or design regulations. Recent evaluations show a strong correlation between Euro NCAP pedestrian scores and real-life pedestrian injuries, suggesting that improved car front end design in Europe has led to substantial reductions in pedestrian injuries. Although the United States has fewer pedestrian crashes, it would nevertheless benefit substantially by adopting similar regulations and instituting pedestrian NCAP testing. The maximum benefit would be realized in low- and middle-income countries like India that have a high proportion of pedestrian crashes. Though crash avoidance technologies are being developed to protect pedestrians, supplemental protection through design regulations may significantly improve injury countermeasures for vulnerable road users. 2017-11-02T19:43:44Z 2017-11-02T19:43:44Z 2017-05-01 Journal Article Traffic Injury Prevention 1538-9588 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28626 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Germany India United States
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topic	TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS MOTOR VEHICLES PEDESTRIAN SAFETY VEHICLE DESIGN
spellingShingle	TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS MOTOR VEHICLES PEDESTRIAN SAFETY VEHICLE DESIGN Moran, Dane Bose, Dipan Bhalla, Kavi Impact of Improving Vehicle Front Design on the Burden of Pedestrian Injuries in Germany, USA, and India
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description	European car design regulations and New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) ratings have led to reductions in pedestrian injuries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of improving vehicle front design on mortality and morbidity due to pedestrian injuries in a European country (Germany) and 2 countries (the United States and India) that do not have pedestrian-focused NCAP testing or design regulations. Recent evaluations show a strong correlation between Euro NCAP pedestrian scores and real-life pedestrian injuries, suggesting that improved car front end design in Europe has led to substantial reductions in pedestrian injuries. Although the United States has fewer pedestrian crashes, it would nevertheless benefit substantially by adopting similar regulations and instituting pedestrian NCAP testing. The maximum benefit would be realized in low- and middle-income countries like India that have a high proportion of pedestrian crashes. Though crash avoidance technologies are being developed to protect pedestrians, supplemental protection through design regulations may significantly improve injury countermeasures for vulnerable road users.
format	Journal Article
author	Moran, Dane Bose, Dipan Bhalla, Kavi
author_facet	Moran, Dane Bose, Dipan Bhalla, Kavi
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title	Impact of Improving Vehicle Front Design on the Burden of Pedestrian Injuries in Germany, USA, and India
title_short	Impact of Improving Vehicle Front Design on the Burden of Pedestrian Injuries in Germany, USA, and India
title_full	Impact of Improving Vehicle Front Design on the Burden of Pedestrian Injuries in Germany, USA, and India
title_fullStr	Impact of Improving Vehicle Front Design on the Burden of Pedestrian Injuries in Germany, USA, and India
title_full_unstemmed	Impact of Improving Vehicle Front Design on the Burden of Pedestrian Injuries in Germany, USA, and India
title_sort	impact of improving vehicle front design on the burden of pedestrian injuries in germany, usa, and india
publisher	Taylor and Francis
publishDate	2017
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28626
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Impact of Improving Vehicle Front Design on the Burden of Pedestrian Injuries in Germany, USA, and India

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