Injury and Structural Trends During 12 Years of NCAP Frontal Offset Crash Tests

64km/h frontal offset crash tests are conducted by consumer crash test programs in Australia/New Zealand, Europe, the USA, Korea and Japan. Data from ANCAP and Euro NCAP crash tests are analysed and trends for head, chest and leg protection and structural performance are discussed. Vehicle designs have evolved to provide better occupant protection in frontal offset crashes. Consumer crash test programs have accelerated this process. The full text of this paper may be found at: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/esv/esv21/09-0374.pdf For the covering abstract see ITRD E145407.