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REAL-WORLD IMPACT CONDITIONS FOR RUN-OFF-THE-ROAD ACCIDENTS (DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)

King K. Mak, Dean L. Sicking, Hayes E. Ross

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Information is presented on real-world impact conditions for accidents involving roadside objects and features based on in-depth accident data. Of particular interest are the distributions of impact speed and angle for various functional classes. Other considerations relating to impact conditions, such as vehicle orientation at impact, are also discussed. The potential applications of the information presented in this paper are illustrated with two examples, one involving the full-scale crash test matrix and the other involving benefit-cost procedures.

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Information is presented on real-world impact conditions for accidents involving roadside objects and features based on in-depth accident data. Of particular interest are the distributions of impact speed and angle for various functional classes. Other considerations relating to impact conditions, such as vehicle orientation at impact, are also discussed. The potential applications of the information presented in this paper are illustrated with two examples, one involving the full-scale crash test matrix and the other involving benefit-cost procedures.

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Information is presented on real-world impact conditions for accidents involving roadside objects and features based on in-depth accident data. Of particular interest are the distributions of impact speed and angle for various functional classes. Other considerations relating to impact conditions, such as vehicle orientation at impact, are also discussed. The potential applications of the information presented in this paper are illustrated with two examples, one involving the full-scale crash test matrix and the other involving benefit-cost procedures.

Key concepts: Crash, Closure (psychology), Transport engineering, Poison control, Computer science, Engineering, Forensic engineering, Economics

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