title: A study and comparison of the effects of low speed change vehicle collisions on the human body.
abstract: In motor vehicle collisions there is a well-established relationship between the level of damage sustained by the vehicle, its change in speed during the collision period, the movement of occupants and the potential for their injury. Greater damage, with respect to structure, means a greater potential for injury. In terms of rear-end impacts, speed change thresholds for injury have been suggested in previous literature. This research uses human test subjects and three full-scale vehicle, rear-end collisions to investigate the correlation between speed change and occupant movement and uses it to test the suggestion of a second threshold where the accelerations are similar to an everyday activity.
authors.affiliation: GBB (UK) Ltd., Crown House, Bridgewater Close, Burnley, Lancashire BB11 5TE, England, United Kingdom. phil@gbbuk.com
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hoyes
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration / Q000009:adverse effects*; D061725:Accelerometry; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D012306:Risk; D013909:Thorax; D014741:Video Recording; D014911:Whiplash Injuries / Q000209:etiology*