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Pede­strian pro­tec­tion

The safety of vulnerable road users ranks high on the political agenda. Accident numbers prove the need of vehicle related measures. It is essential to balance the calculated safety effect regarding which measure has to be applied. More and more active safety can have positive effects. These effects have to be quantified, assessed and finally checked against the accidents occurrence.

Pede­strian pro­tec­tion
04.05.2018

Rear impacts bet­ween cars and pede­strians
Pede­strian pro­tec­tion
04.05.2018

Rear impacts bet­ween cars and pede­strians
All efforts made until now regar­ding pede­strian fri­endly car design focu­sed on the vehicle front. All pas­sive and active mea­su­res are desi­gned to handle the impact of a pede­strian with the vehicle front which may include the wing area also.
Pede­strian pro­tec­tion
28.04.2013

Impro­ve­ments to the front of the vehicle
Pede­strian pro­tec­tion
28.04.2013

Impro­ve­ments to the front of the vehicle
Around 600 pede­strians a year die on the roads in Ger­many, and over 8,000 suf­fer serious inju­ries. In a joint rese­arch pro­ject with RWTH Aachen Uni­ver­sity, the UDV (Ger­man Insu­rers Acci­dent Rese­arch) inves­ti­ga­ted tech­ni­cal means of mit­i­ga­ting...