Fatal car fires from rear-end crashes: The effects of fuel tank placement before and after regulation
L.S. Robertson
American Journal of Public Health, 1993, vol. 83, issue 8, 1168-1170
Abstract:
A federal standard for fuel tank integrity in cars was applied to 1977 and subsequent models. National data indicate that fatalities per 10 000 occupants in rear-end crashes of small cars, where fire was the most harmful event, were reduced by approximately 57% if the fuel tank was located behind the rear axle and 77% if the tank was situated directly above or in front of the rear axle.
Date: 1993
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