Estimating the injury-reducing benefits of ejection-mitigating glazing.

The Advanced Glazing Project of NHTSA is an initiative aimed at reducing the number of fatalities and serious injuries in motor vehicle crashes due to ejection. The objective is to determine whether advanced ejection-mitigating glazing in passenger cars, light trucks, and vans would result in substantial benefits in terms of fatality and injury reductions. As part of the project, it was necessary to estimate the numbers of lives saved and serious injuries prevented when ejection is eliminated.