Citation

Ejima S, Goto T, Keon T, Watamori T. Trans. Soc. Automot. Eng. Jpn. 2021; 52(5): 1119-1124.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan)

DOI

10.11351/jsaeronbun.52.1119

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand the actual situation of pedestrian crashes in Michigan (U.S.) and to create a scenario of fatal injury. Accident analysis was conducted based on the VIPA (Vulnerable Road Users Injury Prevention Alliance) datasets, and the accidents scenario were extracted from detailed field investigations and subsequent assessment of pedestrian kinematics. It was found that the fatal accidents of pedestrians while crossing the road were occurred with a passenger car at night. The detailed accident was analyzed in terms of AIS (Abbreviated Injury Scale) severity by body region and the frequency of AIS 3+ injured body regions were shown at head, thorax and lower extremity in a nighttime. The distribution of contacts were higher at head, thorax and lower extremity injuries from windshield, hood surface, and hood edge, respectively. In addition, injuries to the thorax and the lower extremity of AIS 3+ were observed only at night and the configuration of injuries were differed between day and night.

Language: ja

Keywords

Daylight and Darkness; Passive safety; Pedestrian protection; Safety