Collision Variables That A Doctor Or Biomechanist Should Consider

Collision Variables That A Doctor Or Biomechanist Should Consider

               

               A) Never assume that all vehicles have the same crash worthiness or safety ratings

               B) Weight of the occupant’s vehicle relative to striking vehicle

               C) Aggressive nature each vehicle (e.g., a F-250 PU strikes a passenger car)

               D) Primary Direction of Force (PDOF) or impact angles

               E) Point of impact

               F) Relative heights of each variable

               G) Intrusion amount relative to sitting position of occupant and occupant motion during impact

               H) Driver versus front passenger and vehicle structures in front of each position

               I) Secondary impacts

               J) Vehicle rotation during and after impact

               K) Type of seatback

               L) Crash pulse characteristics and timing

               M) Seatbelt’s interaction

               N) Airbag deployment interaction