Airbag and facebag benefits and costs

Fildes, Brian; Cameron, Max; Vulcan, A P; Digges, K; Taylor, Donald H.

doi:10.1016/0001-4575(94)90007-8

Cited by 11 publications

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“…Non-centric side impact, under a certain angle, it has no vectors and collinear speeds, and the direction of the resulting collision force (PDOF), at least one of the vehicles, not passing through the center of mass [4,6]. Thus, the collision being quasi-plastic vehicle whose PDOF is unbalanced does not pass through the center of mass, will describe a gyration movement, and there is no condition requiring that the post-collision vehicle speed must be the same or have the same direction [2,3,7].…”

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Aspects of Side Impact Research

Ciunel

Klement

Clinciu

2020

AMM

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According to official statistics, road transport is one of the most dangerous and costly in terms of life and costs of hospitalization and post-accident medication. Thus, safety is a matter of great interest at national level and, perhaps internationally. Road safety on public roads in Romania is low compared to international standards. The mortality rate is more than twice the EU average. Given that road traffic and victim maintenance costs are a real economic problem, a European harmonization of the recording and assessment of events involving the bodily injuries of those involved in road events is necessary. Road events are one of the main causes of mortality in modern society. For this reason, the safety of motor vehicles has become the most important issue in their development. Road traffic injuries are a problem that can be controlled by proper attention to traffic avoidance strategies. Side impact is the second major cause of mortality and injury after frontal impact in road traffic analysis.

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Aspects of Side Impact Research

Ciunel

Klement

Clinciu

2020

AMM

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“…Fildes et al [10] conducted CBA for full-size driver airbags and facebags and compared their effectiveness. The authors considered harm reduction for front-seat occupants to analyze the effectiveness of these devices.…”

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“…In terms of benefit, the expected injury reductions of safety systems are assessed by experts [10] based on previous studies [11] or on traffic accident data or test data.…”

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A Cost–Benefit Analysis to Assess the Effectiveness of Frontal Center Curtain Airbag

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Abstract:Several new varieties of airbags are under consideration for development. However, their commercialization decision must be backed by a positive Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) outcome. In this study, we propose a CBA framework for the frontal center curtain airbag, a newly designed safety system intended to reduce the injury risk of rear-seat passengers. The proposed CBA covers not only economic benefits of the producer but also the effectiveness in sustainable reduction of the fatal and injury rate. In this context, with accumulated field data on road traffic accidents, a forecasting method reflecting the reduced casualties and the market share of vehicle sales associated with frontal center curtain airbag is utilized. Our results suggest that the use of frontal center curtain airbags helps to reduce the number of casualties with a Maximum Abbreviated Injury Scale (MAIS) of 3 or above by 87.4%. Furthermore, both the initial market penetration rate and price of the frontal center curtain airbag significantly influence its socioeconomic benefits. By evaluating the effectiveness of the frontal center curtain airbag, our study can contribute to the decision making for its commercialization.

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“…Although airbags have proven their efficiency with regard to preventing injuries and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes, 1,2 they may be responsible for lesions that are generally located on the face, head, and arms 3–5 . Airbag deployment could also be responsible for damage to the inner ear.…”

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