Development of pedestrian head protection technology

摘要

In recent years, the number of traffic accident fatalities during driving is on the decrease because of the establishment of safety regulations and enhanced occupant protection. Pedestrians fatalities make up approx. 30% of all traffic fatalities. For international harmonization, a study on pedestrian protection test methods has been started, and European and Japanese governments are scheduled to establish pedestrian protection regulations and public domain tested for pedestrian protections. To promptly comply with these regulations and public domain tests, Mazda has focused on research and development based on accident analysis to reduce injury as much as possible. This paper introduces new technologies and measures for decreasing serious pedestrian head injury.