The Safety of Wheelchair Occupants in Road Passenger Vehicles
The safety of wheelchair occupants in road passenger vehicles by M Le Claire, C Visvikis, C Oakley, T Savill, M Edwards (TRL Limited) and R Cakebread (SAVE Transport Consultancy) The safety of wheelchair occupants in road passenger vehicles Prepared for Mobility and Inclusion Unit, Department for Transport M Le Claire, C Visvikis, C Oakley, T Savill, M Edwards (TRL Limited) and R Cakebread (SAVE Transport Consultancy) First Published 2003 ISBN 0-9543339-1-9 Copyright TRL Limited 2003. This report prepared for the Mobility and Inclusion Unit, Department for Transport must not be referred to in any publication without the permission of the Mobility and Inclusion Unit, Department for Transport. The views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Mobility and Inclusion Unit, Department for Transport. TRL is committed to optimising energy efficiency, reducing waste and promoting recycling and re-use. In support of these environmental goals, this report has been printed on recycled paper, comprising 100% post- consumer waste, manufactured using a TCF (totally chlorine free) process. ii CONTENTS Page Abstract 1 Glossary of Terms 3 Executive Summary 5 1 Introduction 7 1.1 Existing regulatory framework 7 1.2 Project aim 9 1.3 Scope 10 2 Overview 11 2.1 Impact protection 11 2.1.1 Approach 11 2.1.2 Vehicles 11 2.1.3 Crash test pulses 11 2.1.4 Wheelchair types 13 2.1.5 Anthropometric dummy selection 15 2.1.6 Injury criteria 16 2.1.7 Impact test equipment 16 2.1.8 Simulation 16 2.2 Non impact protection 17 2.2.1 Background
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