Reducing occupant injury in rear-end collisions through the implementation of energy-absorbing foam to the seat base
Rear-end collisions account for approximately $9 billion in medical and damaged property costs annually in the United States alone. These types of collisions account for nearly 30% of all vehicle impacts, making them the most common collision type. Soft tissue injury to the neck (i.e., “whiplash”) i...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30537 |