Accidental Injuries Caused by Automotive Frontal Collision

ABSTRACT This study aimed to use a simulated vehicle asses quantitatively the head and neck injuries of occupants, in frontal car crash, when driver has only one hand on steering wheel, such as while using cell phone driving. First, we conducted survey NHTSA reports real laboratory tests collisions involving sedans. The effects these Hybrid III 50th percentile male crash test dummy were measured terms average acceleration force along X, Z, Y-axes. These acceleration, torque values obtained from database used validate model. results compared with case E, standard position collision tests. simulation four cases driving demonstrate probability more than 67% that will sustain AIS+2 during crash. In all cases, skull fracture percentage was most representative, occurring between 89 94% where had wheel.